Brother Knights,

February 2026 and March 2026 may well be over but let us reminisce over these past 2 months. This will be an extended report due to my being in Germany for 3 weeks and a lot happened over the past 2 months. First, the Knights of Columbus hosted six Lenten Fish Fry Dinners from Friday, February 20th to Friday, March 27th. It was another tremendous success. We served cod fish and clam chowder and this year our grilled shrimp was a big hit. I want to thank all the Brother Knights for their dedication to making our Fish Fry Dinners success and the Life Teen group for really showing up to bring meals to Parishioners and staying after to clean up. I also want to thank BK Joe Molyson and BK Mike MacFarlane for improving the organization of our supplies and chairing the 2026 Lenten Fish Fry Dinners.

On Monday, February 9th we held our membership meeting and there wasn’t any outstanding business that we had to attend to, therefore, it was a standard meeting. However, we finalized our plans for the upcoming Lenten Fish Fry Dinners. On Monday, February 9th we lost longtime Brother Knight Larry Hoffman. He served many years as an Officer for our Council as an Advocate. He was a long-time cashier at our monthly Sunday breakfasts. BK Larry also regularly mowed the lawn at the Sisters of the Visitation Monastery in Snellville. BK Larry Hoffman was a devout Catholic and a family man. He would always talk about his family with me. His funeral was on Thursday, February 19th. He will be greatly missed.

On Thursday, March 19th we lost Brother Knight Paul Klepac. BK Paul was an Usher at the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, a cashier for our Sunday breakfast and a regular on the serving line at the Lenten Fish Fry Dinners. Furthermore, he was a Boat Captain on Lake Lanier and graciously offered anyone he knew a ride. Most importantly, BK Paul was a devout Catholic and he was a Parishioner at St. John Neumann for over 30 years, and a great admirer of St. Joseph and the Feast of St. Joseph was on Thursday, March 19th. BK Paul was a very pleasant person and was always willing to give his time for a conversation. BK Paul Klepac's funeral was on Friday, March 27th. He will be greatly missed. Please pray for the soul of BK Knight Larry Hoffman and BK Paul Klepac. 

Looking ahead, the Knights will restart our Family Breakfast on Sunday, April 12th one week after Easter Sunday. Our Council took the months of February and March off due to the Lenten Fish Fry Dinners. But we are ready to restart our Sunday Breakfasts. At this time, I would like to thank some other Brother Knights who made our Fish Fry Dinners a success. BK Frank Swider for helping with purchasing, BK Bruce Rago for his commitment and service, BK Eddie Reyes for taking care of the bar, BK Steve Brischler for cashiering and compiling the reports for our Council, and BK Peter Romano for his in-depth analysis of the numbers. Finally, I want to thank ALL our Brother Knights again for taking their time to help with the Lenten Fry Dinners. Great job guys. We will have a Fish Fry appreciation dinner soon. Remember Brother Knights our Council doesn’t close shop for the year after the Lenten Fish Fry Dinners. We have plenty of opportunities throughout the year to serve the SJN Parish Community, like our Sunday Breakfast or a special request to cook hamburgers and hot dogs for a ministry or for a Church function. So, Brother Knights please consider staying involved with Knights of Columbus. May God Bless you All and Happy Easter Brother Knights! 

That concludes my report.

Vivat Iesu,

GK Brian Jeffers

COUNCIL GROWTH THIS FRATERNAL YEAR

• Annual Membership Growth Quota - 13
• Membership gains this year - 6
• % of Annual Membership Goal/McGivney Award - 46%
• Prospects awaiting exemplification - 1
• Insurance Meetings for Founders Award (Need 2 for year) - 0

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

• Associate Member - 141
• Insurance Members - 71
• Inactive Members - 15
• Total Membership - 228

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

• Honorary (Age 65 plus 25 years consecutive years - reduced dues) - 5
• Honorary Life (Age 70 plus 25 years consecutive years - reduced dues) - 52
• Exemption (disability) - 1

Please pray for the following Knights in need (list from the last meeting):

• Our Pope, Archbishop, Clergy and Religious - Safety and Perseverance
• Our Military and First Responders - Safety and Perseverance
• Innocents abused, injured and killed - War and Hate
• BK Larry Hoffman†
• BK Paul Klepac†
• Revellia Rasmussen - Health
• BK Bob Cunneen - Health
• PGK Mike Clark - Health
• Judy Clark†
• BK Larry Finney - Health
• BK Peter Lam - Health
• Randy Merritt - Health
• Stephanie Drzik - Health
• Carol James - Health
• Susan Hoffman - Loss
• DD Bill Gorny's sister - Health
• Wayne DeGray - Health

† - Deceased - Repose of Soul

Knight of the Month: BK Justin Poshedly


Family of the Month: Family of BK Richard Quinones

The following charitable donations were given by the Council:

• No charitable donations given this month

Council 7923 Officers

Chaplain

Fr. Sunny Punnaknziyil

Deacon Mike Hayward (Assistant)

Grand Knight

GK Brian Jeffers

Deputy Grand Knight

PGK Michael MacFarlane

Chancellor

BK Harvey James

Recorder

BK Steve Rasmussen

Treasurer

PGK Steve Brischler

Warden

PGK Joe Molyson

Advocate

PGK Jim McHugh

Financial Secretary

PGK Glenn Klein

Inside Guard

BK Timothy Daly

Outside Guard

BK Justin Poshedly

Lecturer

BK David Werve

1st Year Trustee

PGK Mike Clark

2nd Year Trustee

PGK Bob Cunneen

3rd Year Trustee

PGK Bruce Rago

District Deputy

DD Bill Gorny

Insurance Field Agent

Steven L. Zahradka - 678-739-5271

Happy Birthday Knights

Diego Montoya 3/4

Dennis M. Towhey 3/4

John R. Barczykowski 3/6

Don Detar 3/9

David Werve 3/13

Thomas L. Marasco 3/17

Mark Rowe 3/19

Gary Schmitt 3/23

Robert C. Shoup 3/23

Michael R. Staffieri 3/26

Rudolf J. Kozsey 4/2

David Brennen 4/4

Paul Varuso 4/4

Steve Brischler 4/5

Ajit Jose 4/15

John B. Rago 4/16

Roger Moonen 4/17

Alejandro Alex Naumis 4/20

MR Weston Mueller 4/26

Frank Swider 4/28

April 6th @ Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm

April 7th @ Miller's Ale House 1486 Scenic Highway - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

April 12th @ SJN Church - Knight's Mass - 9:00am, Rosary - 8:30am

April 12th @ Reynold's Hall - Family Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm

April 13th @ Houston Feaster Center - Business Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

April 14th @ Miller's Ale House 1486 Scenic Highway - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

April 21st @ Miller's Ale House 1486 Scenic Highway - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

May 23rd @ Feaster Center - 4th Degree Meeting - 7:00pm, Dinner - 6:00pm

April 28th @ Miller's Ale House 1486 Scenic Highway - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

May 3rd @ Reynold's Hall - Family Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm

May 4th @ Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm

May 5th @ TBD - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

Knights in Action

A busy kitchen for the Fish Fry

A full house for our Fish Fry dinners

Tent Trash in anything other than tents, frying for our Fish Fry dinner

Fairwell BK Paul Klepac (right)

Bring the family out for our next Family Breakfast