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Knights of Columbus Council 9880 is located at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, 5801 Falls of the Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC.

 

July KnightLife

 

Grand Knight

From the Grand Knight Bernie Brown, Grand Knight

The Vision of Father McGivney Led by the quiet, unassuming curate of St. Mary’s Parish in New Haven, Conn., a small group of men established the Knights of Columbus in the church basement early in the spring of 1882. The priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, saw clearly that both Catholics and the Church faced serious problems in the last half of the nineteenth century such as anti- Catholicism and ethnic prejudice; under-employment; lack of social standing and early loss of the breadwinner. I would ask you if we don’t find ourselves with some of the very same problems today. To resolve those problems Father McGivney conceived the idea of an organization of Catholic men who would band together:

• To aid one another in times of sickness or death, by means of a simple insurance plan, so that their wives and children would not face abject poverty

• To strengthen themselves and each other in the Faith

• To strengthen families and family life

• To be a strong pillar of support for their priests and bishops

• To be of service to Church and community by coming to the aid of those most in need in society

They called themselves Knights of Columbus – Knights to emphasize chivalry’s ideals of charity and support for Church and state, and Columbus as a reminder that Catholics had been the backbone and bulwark of America’s growth and greatness from the very beginning. I would ask you to remember these ideals as we proceed into the new fraternal year and try to strengthen ourselves, our council, and St. Raphael’s parish.

Annual Officer Installation Dinner Joseph Samaniego Smith, PGK

Brothers, On Saturday, July 31 council 9880 will be hosting it's annual Officer Installation and Pasta Dinner. We will also be handing out end of year awards. Some councils do not hold installations for their officers, so if you haven't been to one before this will be a great experience. The installation will begin after the 5:30 mass. This is an event for the entire family. So come on out and help us to celebrate our new officers! If you plan on attending please RSVP to Joseph Smith: strgk9880@yahoo.com or 919-870-5205. Thank you  and see you there.

Our council family outing to the Carolina Mudcats game is scheduled for August 19.  Contact Mark Parrish (848-1708) to reserve seats for your family.

More Information

State Convention

May 16

Photos

Mother's Day Rose Sale A SUCCESS ! May 9

Photos

 

Thanks to the great teamwork, 70 dozen roses sold for Project Gabriel

Job Placement Program Proposal

Concept for a job placement program at St Raphael

Frank Castillo, Chancellor

Link to proposal

 

Latest Web Additions:

KnightLife 201007 Knightlife.pdf

Photos 20100516 State Convention

Photos 20100509 Rose Sale

 

Next Few Weeks:   

Jul 31 Capital Towers (Hast)
Jul 31 Officer Installation Dinner (J Smith)
Aug 3 Officer Meeting 7:30 pm (Brown)
Aug 10 Business Meeting 7:30 pm (Brown)
Aug 15 Blood Drive (Castillo)
Aug 19 Family Outing to the Mudcats game 7:15 (Parrish)
Sep 7 Officer Meeting 7:30 pm (Brown)
Sep 10-11 Parish Fair
Sep 14 Business Meeting 7:30 pm (Brown)
Sep 17-19 State Golf Tournament
Sept 25 3rd Degree - Jacksonville, NC
Oct 5 Officer Meeting 7:30 pm (Brown)
Oct 8-9 Oktoberfest
Oct 12 Business Meeting 7:30 pm (Brown)

      
Contacts:

Grand Knight

Bernie Brown

554-2354

Deputy Grand Knight/Membership

Pat Egan 

Financial Secretary

Dave Demo

845-7770

 

Council Meetings

Room 30 (Library) at St. Raphael

Officers Meeting: 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30

Business Meeting: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30

About Our Council

St. Raphael the Archangel Council 9880 received its charter from Supreme Council on June 28, 1988 

 

K of C Insurance Information

The Field Agent for our council is Tom Indovina.

Tom Indovina

FICF 9009 Pleasant Meadow Drive

Raleigh, NC 27615

Cell: 919-624-0860; Email: tom.indovina@kofc.org

 

      Group Email

The council now has a Yahoo group mail enabling anyone in the group to send an email message to all others (over 100).  Any Knight in our council is invited to use it for KofC news, KofC announcements, or KofC requests.  Please remember that this group email is for Knight's business only (NO chain letters or advertisements). To send a message to the members of this group, write your message in an email and send it to:  KofC9880@yahoogroups.com

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