Welcome
to the Knights of Columbus, Nevada State Council
Last
Minute Reminder:
2008 Mentally Challenged Drive/Tootsie Roll Drive
Brothers,
The Tootsie Roll Drive is set for October 18th and 19th,
2008.
I
have asked all the councils in Nevada that are
participating in the tootsie roll drive to submit to me
their candy order by Aug. 24th. I need to place the
order for the Tootsie Rolls tomorrow, 28 Aug. 2008. So please submit your orders today
if you need to do so!!
I want to thank the councils and their chairmen that have
submitted their orders to date. They are;
Council 978 Contact Patrick Stoll
Council 2828 Contact John Suchewski
Council 4828 Contact Richard Cordova
Council 8078 Contact Mike Dougherty
Council 8282 Contact Scott Davus
Council 12543 Contact Richard Laquidara
Council 13456 Contact Herman Sisneros
Council 13754 Contact Don Sand
Council 13842 Contact Tim Ortez
Last year we raised over 60,637.56. With your strong
support and leadership, we can meet and surpass that
total this year.
Your chairman should be assembling his teams and
estimating how many boxes of Tootsie Rolls you'll need
for this year's drive. Start scouting out your locations,
and don't forget to ask for your Pastor's help. The forms
you need (order forms, reporting forms and contact
information) are on the State website
Click on the "For Officers" link (above.)
Please look at these soon and be sure to get your orders
in buy the deadline.
As always, feel free to contact me if you have questions.
I'll do everything I can to help you make this drive a
continuing success!
Fraternally,
Fernando Ruvalcaba
Campaign for People with
Intellectual Disabilities
Tootsie Roll Drive Coordinator
5491 Shodall Cir
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Ph: 702-349-2274
evilsantito@hotmail.com

Review
the 126th Supreme Convention
Supreme
Knight Calls on Knights to Live Faith in All Aspects of
Their Lives
Supreme Knight Carl A. Andersons annual report,
delivered Tuesday at the 126th Supreme Convention,
highlights achievements and calls on Knights to live out
their faith in every aspect of their lives.
Resolutions
Passed on Life, Marriage Issues
Delegates to the 126th Supreme Convention Aug. 7 adopted
resolutions calling for legal and constitutional
protection
for the definition of marriage as the
union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all
others and opposing any governmental action
or policy that promotes abortion, embryonic stem cell
research, human cloning, euthanasia, assisted suicide and
other offenses against life.
Knights
Must Live the Spirit of the Transfiguration, says
Montreal Cardinal
In a stirring homily on the second day of the 126th
Supreme Convention, Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte of
Montreal weaved together a number of applications of the
convention theme, Building a Civilization of Love
Through Charity, Unity and Fraternity.
Knights
Establish 'Fathers for Good' Web Site
The Knights of Columbus launched a new initiative at the
126th Supreme Council Meeting, called Fathers for Good.
The centerpiece of the initiative is an interactive Web
site, www.fathersforgood.org.
GoTo
>> Convention Central @ kofc.org for full
convetion review
Most
Rev. Dino thanks State Council for Seminarian offering
Bishop of the Byzantine Catholic
Eparchy of Van Nuys
Brother
Knights and Ladies,
I received a letter of sincere thanks from Most Rev.
Gerald N. Dino, Bishop of the Eparchy of Van Nuys, for
the gift of $2,746.89 which was given to him from the
Nevada State Council/Seminarian Raffle Fund. The
monies will go to offset the cost of the expenses for
Seminarian, Diodoro Mendoza from Our Lady of Wisdom
Church in Las Vegas. His studies are at the SS.
Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary in
Pittsburgh, PA. Bishop Dino has asked for us to
keep Diodoro in our prayers.
I want to thank all my Brother Knights and their
families, for their donations, time, and selfless efforts
given; that make our Seminarian Raffle Fund possible and
successful.
Please See Bishop Dino's thank you letter below.
Vivat Jesus!
Wayne Bieniasz, PSD
Seminarian Raffle Chair,
Columbian Year 2007-08

Pope
Declares Father McGivney Venerable
Vatican
Approves Decree of 'Heroic Virtue'

Pope
Benedict XVI declared Father Michael J. McGivney
venerable March 15, approving a decree of "Heroic
Virtue" for the parish priest who founded the
Knights of Columbus. This step significantly advances
Father McGivney's cause for sainthood.
More
@ kofc.org
Read
More about Father McGivney
Order
Father McGivney's Biography
First
Saturday Mass
Diocese of Las Vegas
At Fatima Our Lady made the following
personal promises to those who, on five
consecutive First Saturdays, will confess their sins,
receive Holy Communion, say the Rosary and spend
fifteen minutes with Her in meditation upon the
mysteries of the Rosary, in reparation for the
offenses committed against Her Immaculate Heart:
"I will assist (be present) at the hour of your
death with all the grace necessary for
salvation..."
First Saturday Mass for September
September 6th, 9:00 a.m. at St. Bridget
Catholic Church, 14th Street and Stewart, LV
Come
Share the Spirit, All are invited
Living
Rosary services
Fallon, & Reno
Council
4828 in Fallon
sponsors Living Rosary Prayer Services on the 1st
Saturdays of each month at 9:00 a.m. and on the 3rd
Wednesdays of each month, typically at 7:00 p.m., just
before their regular business meeting. Everyone is
invited.
If
you live closer to Reno, or are going to be in
the Reno area, then please plan to attend the Living
Rosary services that are typically held over there at the
same time (across from the abortion center near
Meadowood Mall.) It doesn't matter where
you attend these services, the most important thing is
that we get as many people as possible to join in prayer
for an end to abortion and for the protection of life at
all stages, so please help spread the word about both the
Reno and Fallon services to all of our fellow Br.
Knights and to our fellow parishioners.
Knights of Columbus Insurance Set
3 New Records in 2007

Knights of Columbus life
insurance in force reached $66.1 billion at the end of
2007, setting a new all-time record, Supreme Knight and
Chief Executive Officer Carl A. Anderson announced Jan.
2. It was the seventh consecutive year of insurance sales
growth for the Order.
more
@ kofc.org
Our
Commitment to You
by Supreme Knight Carl A.
Anderson
- 9/7/2007
We do not invest in high-risk vehicles such
as derivatives and junk bonds, nor do we invest in the
types of structured transactions that are currently
causing such turmoil in the markets. We stay away from
them not because we don't understand them - but because
we do understand them - and the risk they entail.
Read
more... @ kofc.org
Knights of
Columbus announces new Vantage annuity
In a
continuing effort to offer its members and their families
convenient, reliable, and stable ways to enhance their
financial security, the Knights of Columbus has
introduced a new annuity product: the Vantage Single
Premium Deferred Annuity.
Vantage is designed to provide Knights with a safe and
simple way to save for retirement. It features a lifetime
minimum rate of return as well as a five-year guaranteed
interest rate from date of issue. Additionally, after the
first year of the contract, Vantage owners may withdraw
up to 10% of the policy value annually without penalty.
>> more @
kofc.org
from the
98th State Convention Banquet in Ely, May 3rd, 2008
Veiw Photos
from the Convention Banquet! Just Click on the Link
below.
Convention
Banquet Photos (click here)
from the 97th State Convention in
Las Vegas, May 5th, & 6th, 2007
Veiw
Photos from the Convention Weekend! Just Click on the
Link below.
Convention
& Awards Banquet Photos (click here)
Free
Throw Awards Presentation Photos (click
here)
from the
State Convention in Boulder City, May
6th,& 7th, 2006
Veiw
Photos from the Convention Weekend! Just Click on the
Link below.
Convention
Photos (click here)
Awards
Banquet Photos (click here)
from the
State Convention in Reno, May 7th &
8th, 2005
Veiw Photos from the
Convention Weekend! Just Click on the Link below.
Golf
Tournament Photos (click here)
Convention
Photos (click here)
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