Happy Holidays,

Hope everyone has enjoyed the holidays.

Thanks to all the Knights who help with painting at the church - John Eller, James Fairless, Richard Bindel and Al Hayob.

Thank you for making Christmas special for the kids in Gulfport by providing gifts the children. We collected an entire table full of toys that Larry Boyd sent to Gulfport.

The slate of officers are:

Grand Knight - Richard Bindel

Deputy Grand Knight - Gary Atwell

Financial Secretary - Need to fill

Treasurer - Jim Nesselrode

Recorder - Brian Tunks

Chancellor - Harold Newton

Advocate - Larry Roberts

Warden - Al Hayob

1st Yr Trustee - Larry Boyd

2nd Yr Trustee - Chuck Paquette

3rd Yr Trustee - Jason Miller

We need to fill the Financial Secretary position before we do much more. This position is appointed by Supreme. So if someone is interested please contact me so we can fill out the paperwork. I have included the description of the position below. It is one of the most important positions in the council.

Financial Secretary - The financial secretary is appointed by the supreme knight, upon recommendation of the council. His main area of responsibility is maintaining all financial and membership records. He collects and receives all monies from all sources, including annual dues from council members. He also handles supply orders for the council officers and members, filing ther Report of Officers and submitting all membership transactions to the Supreme Council.

New 1st Degree Knights -

Tom Crook Tim Shepek Charles Zubeck Greg Immethun

New 2nd & 3rd Degree Knights -

James Fairless Steve Mandl James McGrath

Congratulations for being knighted

Upcoming Degrees -

1st Degree Council 6819 March 14 7 pm VFW Lee's Summit, MO

2nd & 3rd February 19 Smithville, MO

2nd & 3rd April 2, O'Hare Council Grandview, MO

4th Degree March 11th, St. Joe, MO

Remember Brother John MacDonald in your prayers who passed away last week. John had been a member of the parish and was a member of Council 6819 serving as Financial Secretary and Treasurer.

Next meeting January 12th at St. Margarets.

Richard Bindel

Grand Knight