Volume 66 | January 2023
Grand Knight’s Report
Brother Knights,

Happy New Year! May it be one of great blessings to you and your families. And a successful one for our Council and the Parish family.

Half the fraternal year is gone and I thank you for your efforts. But, the most important part of the year is almost upon us. The Lenten Fish Fry is key to the Council's finances. I ask every brother who is able, to lend a hand. Please support our Chairman Mike Macfarlane and cochair Derek Smith. They will need all the help they can get. It is said, "Many hands make light work." let's all pitch in.
I am proud of our Council for again winning as host for the State Meeting. The crew did so well last July we have it again this month. Please sign up to help at this event as well.

I am also proud that through your generous donations we will be presenting The Saint Vincent de Paul Society with a check for $2,000 to support two special families in need who they asked the Council to help.

Come June we must elect new officers for the Council. Being a Council officer is a rewarding experience that makes you feel you are part of the team that guides our Council's path. Please consider running.

Thank you for all you do. Our Council is regarded as one of the best Councils in Georgia. Keep up the great work.

Vivat Jesu

Jim McHugh
GK7923
Highlights from the Business Meeting
Prayers for Knights in Need
Please pray for the following Knights in need (list from the last meeting):

  • All BK’s - For all our military and first responders who keep us safe every day. 
  • BK Leo Schiltgen
  • BK Trevor Chen
  • BK Wayne DeGray - recovering from Covid
Monthly Awards
PGK Glenn Klein – Knight of the Month for taking over chair of the monthly Breakfast.

BK Bill Bensel (Mary) – Family of the Month.
50/50 Drawing
  • 50/50 Drawing
  • No Drawing in December
Lecturer's Reflections
BK David Werve read the following excerpt:
 
“My yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
Fr. Jacques PHILIPPE(Cordes sur Ciel, France)

Today, Jesus leads us to rest in God. He certainly is a demanding Father, because He loves us and invites us to give Him everything; but He is not an executioner. When He requires something of us it is to help us grow in His love. His only commandment is to love. We can suffer for love, but we can also rejoice in love and rest in love...

Meekness toward God releases and opens up our heart. This is why, Jesus, while encouraging us to give ourselves up and take up our cross to follow Him, tells us: "My yoke is easy, and my burden light” (Mt 11:30). Although sometimes we may have trouble in obeying God's will, fulfilling it with love ends up filling us with joy: "Lead me in the path of your commandments, for that is my delight” (Ps 119:35).
Sometimes, when after a rather exhausting day I go to sleep, I perceive a slight inner feeling that tells me: -would you not come for a moment to keep Me company? After a few instants of confusion and resistance, I end up consenting and spend a few minutes with Jesus. Then, I go to sleep in peace and very happy, and the following morning I am not more tired than usual.

Yet, sometimes it is the other way round. Before a serious problem that concerns me, I say to myself: -Tonight I will pray for an hour in the chapel for it to be solved. And when going to the Chapel, a voice tells me at the bottom of my heart: -You know something? I would rather you would go to bed immediately and trust me; let Me look after your problem. And remembering my happy condition of "useless servant", I go to sleep in peace, leaving everything in the hands of the Lord...

All this is to say that God's will is where maximum love dwells, but not necessarily where there is maximum suffering... There is more love in resting thanks to our confidence than in letting our concern distress us!
Knight's Info
Council 7923 Officers

Chaplain
Fr. Sunny Punnaknziyil
Deacon Mike Hayward (Assistant)

Grand Knight
GK Jim McHugh

Deputy Grand Knight
BK Brian Jeffers

Chancellor
BK Harvey James

Recorder
BK Mike Madore

Treasurer
PGK Steve Brischler

Warden
BK Gil Abad

Advocate
BK Larry Hoffman

Financial Secretary
PGK Glenn Klein

Inside Guard
BK Francisco Espinoza

Outside Guard
BK Alex Naumis

Lecturer
BK David Werve

1st Year Trustee
PGK Michael MacFarlane

2nd Year Trustee
PGK Mark Dallas

3rd Year Trustee
PGK Hugh Gardnier

District Deputy
DD Mark Davis

Insurance Field Agent
BK John Paul (JP) Williams - 678-787-2201
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Happy Birthday Knights

Morris Facchini 1/2
John Cruzat 1/3
James Curtiss 1/3
Brian W. Hanley 1/4
Bernard DiMarco 1/9
Norman Johnson 1/10
Daniel Cassandra 1/10
Scott Martin 1/11
Noah Saunders 1/13
Edward J. Dantzer 1/13
Virgil Ponzoli 1/15
Randy L. McCormack 1/18
Robert Stoakley 1/20
James Taylor 1/20
Thomas M. Studer 1/20
Paul T. Klepac 1/21
Louis C. Branchetti, Jr 1/23
Kevin A. Prevost 1/26
Brian Gay 1/28
Robert J. Delaney 1/31
Joke of the Month

Council Calendar
Upcoming Council Events

January 8th @ Reynold's Hall - Monthly Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm

January 9th @ Houston Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

January 10th @ El Guero Mexican Grill, Publix Shopping Center Five Forks - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

January 14th @ Reynolds Hall - KofC State Meeting - 9:00am-Noon

January 16th @ Houston Feaster Center - Business Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm, First Degree Exemplification - 6:00pm

January 17th @ El Guero Mexican Grill, Publix Shopping Center Five Forks - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

January 24th @ El Guero Mexican Grill, Publix Shopping Center Five Forks - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

January 26th @ Feaster Center - 4th Degree Meeting - 7:00pm, Dinner - 6:00pm

January 29th @ St. John Neumann Church - Knight's Mass - 8:30am, Rosary in Chapel - 8:00am

January 31st @ El Guero Mexican Grill, Publix Shopping Center Five Forks - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

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

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

February 7th @ TBD - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm
Knights in Action
Knight of the Month PGK Glenn Klein
PGKs Mark Davis and Brad Burnett with GK Jim McHugh at the Breakfast with Santa
Knights on the serving line at Breakfast with Santa
Council Knights helping with Wreaths across America in Canton
Come out for the next Family Breakfast
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