Council 7923 Newsletter

Volume 101 | December 2025

Grand Knight's Report

Brother Knights,

November 2025 is over, but it was the “stuff of legends.” Let us look back. On Sunday, November 2nd, we held our Sunday Breakfast, and it benefited the Bereavement Ministry. It was another successful endeavor and thank you to all the Brother Knights who helped. Also, on November 2nd we exemplified 2 new Brother Knights in our Council, Richard Quinones and Dyson Francis. We are glad to have them as Brother Knights in Council 7923.

At our membership meeting on November 10th, we held our membership meeting. For the month of November there wasn’t any outstanding business that we had to attend to, therefore, it was a standard meeting. However, the pre-meeting events were very eventful. We had our annual Flag Retirement Ceremony with Scout Troop 522 which we have around Veterans Day. Normally only a handful of Scouts attend the ceremony but this time we had more Scouts attend and this time the Cub Scouts attended. Me and BK Jonathan Andrade had to go to Publix to buy more hot dog buns for the hot dogs and chili dogs that we served that evening. We had so many people attending that we even had to start the meeting a little later. Me and several other Brother Knights were delighted to see so many people attend the Flag Retirement Ceremony and the dinner afterwards. It was a fantastic event.

Looking ahead, our next breakfast will be on Sunday, December 7th and it will benefit the Fransalian Associates Ministry. It will be the only December event. Brother Knights please enjoy this Christmas season and spend time with family and friends. Merry Christmas Brother Knights and May God Bless you All!

That concludes my report.

Vivat Iesu,

GK Brian Jeffers

Membership Report

COUNCIL GROWTH THIS FRATERNAL YEAR

Annual Membership Growth Quota - 13
Membership gains this year - 7
% of Annual Membership Goal/McGivney Award - 54%
Prospects awaiting exemplification - 2
Transfers In - 1
Insurance Meetings for Founders Award (Need 2 for year) - 0

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

Associate Member - 142
Insurance Members - 71
Inactive Members - 16
Total Membership - 229

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

Honorary (Age 65 plus 25 years consecutive years - reduced dues) - 6
Honorary Life (Age 70 plus 25 years consecutive years - reduced dues) - 49
Exemption (disability) - 1

Highlights from the Business Meeting

Prayers for Knights in Need

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
Larry Finney - Health
Wayne and Gale DeGray - Health
Randy Merritt - Health
D. Andrade - Repose of Soul †

† - Deceased - Repose of Soul

Awards

Knight of the Month: Deputy GK Mike MacFarlane for his diligent work as chairman of the Fall Festival. Mike stated that he would like someone to help out with the Chair Responsibilities next year.

Family of the Month: Brother Knight Dyson Francis who is very involved in SJN and K of C business.

Charitable Donations

The following charitable donations were given by the Council:

Family Breakfast - Bereavement Ministry - $650

Lecturers Report

November Lecturers Report from BK David Werve

Today’s Meditation

"Voluntary poverty restores to man the nobility of his condition, liberating him from vile servitude and reinstating him his noble freedom and mastery of all things. The soul is never more a mistress than when she despises them, and only then has she the more firm possession and makes the more excellent use of riches, when she gives them away or leaves them of her own free will; only then her appetite for them is best satiated, when she does not care to possess them. Then above all is the heart set free and made capable of the treasures of the Divinity, for which it is furnished by the Creator with almost infinite capacity." —Ven. Mary of Agreda, p. 85

An excerpt from The Mystical City of Go

Knight's Info

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