Brother Knights,

November 2024 is now in the rearview mirror and here are some of the highlights. On Sunday, November 3rd, we had our Sunday breakfast and it benefitted the Bereavement Ministry. It was another successful breakfast and I would like to thank all the Brother Knights who came out to help. Next month’s breakfast will be on Sunday, December 1st, and it will benefit the Fransalian Associates Ministry. On Saturday, November 9th the Knights Memorial Mass at 9:00 am was held and the Honor Guard was present. This Mass was to honor and pay respect to the deceased Brother Knights in our Council.

The Spaghetti Dinner that was held on Saturday, November 9th to benefit the Life Teen Camp was very successful. We had arts & crafts and “Cake Walks” at the dinner too. All persons who participated at the dinner were overjoyed by the success of the dinner. I wasn’t there but I want to give a BIG thanks and kudos to the Knights and the Life Teen Group who were there to help make this event a big success. I hope we can collaborate more with them and other Ministries in the future.

On Monday, November 11th before the Council meeting the Knights and the SJN sponsored Scout Troop 522 held a flag retirement ceremony and we had hot dogs for dinner afterwards. This was the fifth meeting of the Fraternal Year and we voted on the tabled motion to set aside $1,500 to install a mini-split A/C unit in the Feaster Center garage/fieldhouse. This will ensure that the freezer and refrigerators units will work inside there and not overheat. The motion was un-tabled and the final vote ensued. The “ayes” had it and the motion was accepted.

Looking ahead, on Saturday, December 14th, The Knights will be hosting “Breakfast with Santa” and the proceeds will benefit the St. John Neumann Regional Catholic School. On Tuesday, December 10th we will have our last Council Meeting for 2024. Our recruitment efforts are ongoing and we are making progress. Our Council is fairly active and we always have volunteering opportunities if you want to get more involved. If you are a Knight that normally doesn’t come to our meetings then I encourage you to attend. First, come for dinner and a Rosary Service. Then feel free to offer a suggestion during the meeting or after on how we can help. We would love to hear your ideas and suggestions. Thank you and God Bless you All. 

That concludes my report.

Vivat Iesu,

GK Brian Jeffers

COUNCIL GROWTH THIS FRATERNAL YEAR

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

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

• Associate Member - 146
• Insurance Members - 74
• Inactive Members - 17
• Total Membership - 237

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

• Honorary (Age 65 plus 25 years consecutive years - reduced dues) - 7
• Honorary Life (Age 70 plus 25 years consecutive years - reduced dues) - 51
• 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
• Cindy Curtis - Health
• John Pilli - Health
• Wayne and Gale DeGray - Health
• Felipe Espinoza - Health
• Paul Klepec - Health
• Pam Lemon - Health

† - Deceased - Repose of Soul

Knight of the Month

• Knight of the Month: PGK Glenn Klein for generously serving the Knights, for help with the monthly breakfasts, Breakfast with Santa and the spaghetti dinner.
• Family of the Month: BK Lazaro and Family. Lazaro and his family are active in the Knights of Columbus and in SJN church. 

• 50/50 Drawing Winner
• No Drawing

The following charitable donations were given by the Council:



• Bereavement Ministry - $750 (from Family Breakfast)
• Life Teen (from Spaghetti Dinner) - $1564

Today's Meditation

"Thus, brethren, God has loved you from eternity, and through pure love, he has selected you from among so many men whom he could have created in place of you; but he has left them in their nothingness, and has brought you into existence, and placed you in the world. For the love of you, he has made so many other beautiful creatures, that they might serve you, and that they might remind you of the love which he has borne to you, and of the gratitude which you owe to him." —St. Alphonsus Liguori, p. 218

Council 7923 Officers

Chaplain

Fr. Sunny Punnaknziyil

Deacon Mike Hayward (Assistant)

Grand Knight

GK Brian Jeffers

Deputy Grand Knight

DGK Jose Sandoval Lermont

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 Jesus Ochoa

Lecturer

BK David Werve

1st Year Trustee

PGK Michael MacFarlane

2nd Year Trustee

PGK Mike Clark

3rd Year Trustee

PGK Bob Cunneen

District Deputy

DD Bill Gorny

Insurance Field Agent

Steven Znoj - 678-869-5006

Happy Birthday Knights

Brian Jeffers 12/1

Vincent Garofola 12/2

David Hobbs 12/5

Kenneth R. Harp 12/9

Chester A. Adkins 12/10

Jerry Bennett 12/10

Leo L. Schiltgen 12/21

Donald S. Pietro 12/23

Albert Bishof 12/25

James A. McHugh 12/26

Joseph (Joe) Molyson 12/27

Eduardo Valdes 12/28

Christian Ferrell 12/10

Todd Pull 12/28

December 1st @ Reynold's Hall - Monthly Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm

December 2nd @ Houston Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

December 3rd @ Outlback Steakhouse Scenic Hwy - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

December 10th @ Houston Feaster Center - Business Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

December 10th @ Outlback Steakhouse Scenic Hwy - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

December 14th @ SJNRCS - Breakfast with Santa - 8:30am - Noon

December 17th @ Outlback Steakhouse Scenic Hwy - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

December 21st @ Feaster Center - 4th Degree Meeting - 7:00pm, Dinner - 6:00pm

December 22nd @ SJN Church - 4th Sunday Latin Rosary - 10:15am

December 24th @ Outlback Steakhouse Scenic Hwy - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

December 29th @ SJN Church - Fifth Sunday Rosary - 8:00am

January 5th @ Reynold's Hall - Monthly Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm

January 6th @ Houston Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

January 7th @ TBD - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

PGK Glenn Klein and BK David Werve helping Teens wash dishes at the Spaghetti Dinner

Scouts from Troop 522 conduct a flag retirement ceremony

Reserve your space for next year's Striper game