Brother Knights,

May 2026 may be gone but not forgotten. Let’s check out some of the highlights from May. First, on Saturday, May 3rd, the Knights of Columbus hosted a breakfast that benefitted the “Marriage & Family Life” Ministry. Turnout was rather light; however, it still ended up being another successful endeavor. I want to thank all the Brother Knights for coming out to help to ensure that this breakfast was successful.

On Monday, May 11th we held our membership meeting. We nominated Officers for the 2026-2027 Fraternal Year, and we voted to table the 2026-2027 Fraternal Year Budget. The official voting of the Officers and the Budget will take place at our next membership meeting on Monday, June 8th, 2026. Our Honor Guard was active in the month of May. First, on Wednesday, May 13th, four Honor Guard members celebrated the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima. It was a beautiful ceremony and many of the Parishioners in attendance were curious about the swords that we carry and they asked to take pictures with us as well. Then on Saturday, May 30th, four Honor Guard members celebrated newly ordained Priest Father Sean Lee’s first Mass. It was another beautiful Mass followed by a lively reception in Reynolds Hall.

On May 14th to May 17th the Knights of Columbus held their Georgia State Convention in Savannah, GA. All the Councils in the State reported their activities and voted on numerous resolutions. As far as resolution go, there wasn’t a significant one and the convention was business as usual. Looking ahead, the next Family Breakfast will be on Sunday, June 7th, and it will benefit the “Walking with Moms in Need” Ministry. Then on June 8th, we will have our membership meeting and that will be it for the 2025-2026 Fraternal Year which ends on June 30th. Brother Knights, we will have plenty of activities in the next Fraternal Year and if you know someone in our Parish Community who is not a Knight please consider asking him if he would like to be part of the Knights of Columbus. We are always looking for Brother Knights to grow our Council so we can be of greater service to the SJN Parish Community. May God Bless you All!

That concludes my report.

Vivat Jesus,

GK Brian Jeffers

COUNCIL GROWTH THIS FRATERNAL YEAR

• Annual Membership Growth Quota - 13
• Membership gains this year - 11
• % of Annual Membership Goal/McGivney Award - 85%
• Prospects awaiting exemplification - 1
• Prospects exemplified this month - 0
• Insurance Meetings for Founders Award (Need 2 for year) - 1

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

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

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

• Honorary (reduced dues - Age 65 plus 25 years consecutive years) - 7
• Honorary Life (no dues - Age 70 plus 25 years consecutive years) - 53
• Exemption (disability) - 1
• Military Active Duty (no dues) - 3

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 Justin Poshedly - Health
• Terry Daly - Health

† - Deceased - Repose of Soul

Knight of the Month: BK Hailemarian Dagmari

The following charitable donations were given by the Council:

• From Family Breakfast - $650 to Marriage and Family Life Ministry

Note on Pennies for Heaven

Pennies For Heaven is a Program of the Georgia State Council which supports both the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers and the Benedicitine Priory in Savannah. Our Council has supported the Monks in Conyers for over 15 years.

Both of these Catholic institutions are a vital part of our Catholic community here in Georgia. Our support can help insure that they continue.

Council 7923 sends an annual donation which is funded by collecting spare change or bills during the business meeting, as well as the revitalized 50/50 drawing which will commence at the start of our new fraternal year.

The following budget has been proposed for the 2026-2027 Fraternal Year.

The Knights of Columbus does not require the Council to Budget. We Budget to avoid having to vote on every expenditure during the fraternal year.

The Budget does not have to balance, unlike a public business with share holders. We have money in an investment account to cover any shortages.

We want to be as close to reality as possible, but income is not a guarantee, it’s an estimate.

Per By Laws, the Worthy Grand Knight has the ability to spend up to $500 on any given expense/charity

The following Brother Knights have been nominated for Officer positions for the 2026-2027 Fraternal Year.

OFFICE - OFFICER NOMINATION


Chaplain - Fr. Sunny Punnakuziyil 

Grand Knight - PGK Mike MacFarlane

Deputy Grand Knight - PGK Joe Molyson

Chancellor - BK Harvey James

3 Year Trustee - BK Frank Swider

2 Year Trustee - GK Brian Jeffers

1 Year Trustee - PGK Mike Clark

Advocate - PGK Jim McHugh

Financial Secretary appointed - PGK Glenn Klein

Lecturer appointed - BK David Werve

Recorder - SK Steve Rasmussen

Treasurer - PGK Steve Brischler

Warden - SK Timothy Daly

Inside Guard - BK Francisco Espinoza

Outside Guard - BK Justin Poshedly

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

Hung Doan 6/2

David L. Grosch 6/2

Louis H. Lobe 6/2

Joe DCN Odom 6/2

Thaddeus Ugha 6/10

Joseph A. Galasso 6/12

Wayne J. De Gray 6/14

William Manning 6/15

Gustavo Valdes 6/17

Larry D. Sheeter 6/18

Tim Daly 6/23

Ruben Nunez 6/24

Mark Tkacik 6/24

Greg Bertram 6/28

James Merritt 6/30

June 1st @ Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm

June 2nd @ Mahjong Chinese Restaurant 1905 Scenic Hwy - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

June 7th @ Reynold's Hall - Family Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm

June 8th @ Houston Feaster Center - Business Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

June 9th @ Mahjong Chinese Restaurant 1905 Scenic Hwy - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

June 14th @ SJN Church - Knight's Mass - 9:00am, Rosary - 8:30am

June 16th @ Mahjong Chinese Restaurant 1905 Scenic Hwy - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

June 23rd @ Mahjong Chinese Restaurant 1905 Scenic Hwy - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

June 25th @ Feaster Center - 4th Degree Meeting - 7:00pm, Dinner - 6:00pm

June 30th @ Mahjong Chinese Restaurant 1905 Scenic Hwy - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

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

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

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

Knights in Action

Congratulations to Fr. Sean Lee who Council 7923 supported through the RSVP program

Congratulations to DCN Chrystian Bis, who Council 7923 supports through the RSVP program

BK Jesus Lopez-Ochoa and PGK Ed Reyes work the bar at the Knights dinner

Fourth Degree Color Guard ready for Mass

Knight of the Month, PGK Jim Carroll

Serving team at the Monthly Family Breakfast

Bring the family out for our next Family Breakfast