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Monthly Assembly Meeting
Tuesday, June 10th - 7:00 PM in Holy Spirit Parish Life Center
Regular Business Meeting - while we have begun meeting in-person, we will continue to use GoToMeeting for our Monthly Assembly Meetings in parallel. The link for this will be sent out shortly before the meeting by Faithful Navigator. If you are a member of Assembly 0004 and are not receiving these e-mails, please contact the Assembly 0004 Webmaster (click here).
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Tuesday, June 10th - 7:00 PM in Holy Spirit Parish Life Center
Regular Business Meeting - while we have begun meeting in-person, we will continue to use GoToMeeting for our Monthly Assembly Meetings in parallel. The link for this will be sent out shortly before the meeting by Faithful Navigator. If you are a member of Assembly 0004 and are not receiving these e-mails, please contact the Assembly 0004 Webmaster (click here).
Join Assembly 0004
If you or someone you know is a 3rd Degree Knight interested in joining our Assembly, please have them fill out a Form 4, which can be filled out digitally by clicking here - Fillable Digital Form 4, and send to us at Assembly 0004.
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June's Devotion: the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Since the 16th century Catholic piety has assigned entire months to special devotions. The month of June is set apart for devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. "From among all the proofs of the infinite goodness of our Savior none stands out more prominently than the fact that, as the love of the faithful grew cold, He, Divine Love Itself, gave Himself to us to be honored by a very special devotion and that the rich treasury of the Church was thrown wide open in the interests of that devotion." These words of Pope Pius XI refer to the Sacred Heart Devotion, which in its present form dates from the revelations given to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673-75. The devotion consists in the divine worship of the human heart of Christ, which is united to His divinity and which is a symbol of His love for us. The aim of the devotion is to make our Lord king over our hearts by prompting them to return love to Him (especially through an act of consecration by which we offer to the Heart of Jesus both ourselves and all that belongs to us) and to make reparation for our ingratitude to God. Prayer: INVOCATION O Heart of love, I put all my trust in Thee; for I fear all things from my own weakness, but I hope for all things from Thy goodness. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART Devotion to the Sacred Heart was the characteristic note of the piety of Saint Gertrude the Great (1256-1302), Benedictine nun and renowned mystic. She was, in fact, the first great exponent of devotion to the Sacred Heart. In our efforts to honor the Heart of Jesus we have this prayer as a model for our own: Hail! O Sacred Heart of Jesus, living and quickening source of eternal life, infinite treasure of the Divinity, and burning furnace of divine love. Thou art my refuge and my sanctuary, 0 my amiable Savior. Consume my heart with that burning fire with which Thine is ever inflamed. Pour down on my soul those graces which flow from Thy love, and let my heart be so united with Thine, that our wills may be one, and mine in all things be conformed to Thine. May Thy divine will be equally the standard and rule of all my desires and of all my actions. Amen. Saint Gertrude FOR THE CHURCH O most holy Heart of Jesus, shower Thy blessings in abundant measure upon Thy holy Church, upon the Supreme Pontiff and upon all the clergy; to the just grant perseverance; convert sinners; enlighten unbelievers; bless our relations, friends and benefactors; assist the dying; deliver the holy souls in purgatory; and extend over all hearts the sweet empire of Thy love. Amen. |
From the Assembly Color Corps Commander:
Assembly 4 Sir Knights,
1. There is still opportunity to purchase the uniform at "Knights Gears' reduced prices
2. There is a cutoff for wear of the current uniform
3. There is only one 4th Degree lapel pin allowed for wear (I have seen many different worn)
4. Social Baldrics will not have a future with this uniform
The reduced price may be extended which make me question, how can they reduce the price if they do not make any money on the item? If they reduce the price below cost, who is paying for that? I have not yet heard of purchasing separates (Jacket or slacks separate from the complete package) since none of us will gain or lose weight over the next 30 years - right? Lynch and Kelly or an alternate supplier is spoke about. I expect at least one other supplier. What about returns?? Anyway, 5 of your fellow Assembly Brothers have told me they are purchasing so we are almost at the Honor Guard level! So we will continue to support when called.
From the District Marshal:
Worthies,
Please see email from the District Master and attachment from the VSM. As many of you know they are enforcing the June 30, 2018 date for the Regalia. Those who wish to participate in a Color Corps, must wear the New Regalia.
Some key items:
For members who wish to join the 4th degree, only a dark suit, dark tie, black shoes, and white shirt will be required going forward, this could possibly be big for recruiting.
Members of the exemplification team will be required to either purchase the new regalia or use the ceremonial gowns.
Social Baldric will no longer be worn after the cutoff date and current regalia will not be worn either.
Supreme is considering extending the discount.
If you have any questions regarding anything mentioned in my email, the District Master's or the VSM's, please feel free to contact me.
Please feel free to send to your members.
From the District Master:
Worthies,
Attached is a letter I just received from VSM Ruh reference a conference call he was on today with Supreme Master Stoddard. Please read this and pass this information along to your membership. There has been must discussion and negative comments concerning the new uniform - after reading this letter, feel free to express your opinions, in a respectful manner, to the Supreme Master. We are at a major crossroads for the 4th degree, the introduction of the new uniform is having a major impact on the order, unfortunately in a negative way. I ask that you keep the core principles of the order in mind and ask your members to use their heads and not their emotions in their actions. As always, thank you all for what you do for the order and the church - I am always available to answer questions.
More info at:
http://www.kofc.org/…/re…/new-fourth-degree-uniform-faq.html
Assembly 4 Sir Knights,
1. There is still opportunity to purchase the uniform at "Knights Gears' reduced prices
2. There is a cutoff for wear of the current uniform
3. There is only one 4th Degree lapel pin allowed for wear (I have seen many different worn)
4. Social Baldrics will not have a future with this uniform
The reduced price may be extended which make me question, how can they reduce the price if they do not make any money on the item? If they reduce the price below cost, who is paying for that? I have not yet heard of purchasing separates (Jacket or slacks separate from the complete package) since none of us will gain or lose weight over the next 30 years - right? Lynch and Kelly or an alternate supplier is spoke about. I expect at least one other supplier. What about returns?? Anyway, 5 of your fellow Assembly Brothers have told me they are purchasing so we are almost at the Honor Guard level! So we will continue to support when called.
From the District Marshal:
Worthies,
Please see email from the District Master and attachment from the VSM. As many of you know they are enforcing the June 30, 2018 date for the Regalia. Those who wish to participate in a Color Corps, must wear the New Regalia.
Some key items:
For members who wish to join the 4th degree, only a dark suit, dark tie, black shoes, and white shirt will be required going forward, this could possibly be big for recruiting.
Members of the exemplification team will be required to either purchase the new regalia or use the ceremonial gowns.
Social Baldric will no longer be worn after the cutoff date and current regalia will not be worn either.
Supreme is considering extending the discount.
If you have any questions regarding anything mentioned in my email, the District Master's or the VSM's, please feel free to contact me.
Please feel free to send to your members.
From the District Master:
Worthies,
Attached is a letter I just received from VSM Ruh reference a conference call he was on today with Supreme Master Stoddard. Please read this and pass this information along to your membership. There has been must discussion and negative comments concerning the new uniform - after reading this letter, feel free to express your opinions, in a respectful manner, to the Supreme Master. We are at a major crossroads for the 4th degree, the introduction of the new uniform is having a major impact on the order, unfortunately in a negative way. I ask that you keep the core principles of the order in mind and ask your members to use their heads and not their emotions in their actions. As always, thank you all for what you do for the order and the church - I am always available to answer questions.
More info at:
http://www.kofc.org/…/re…/new-fourth-degree-uniform-faq.html
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