Inside This Issue:
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Grand Knights Message
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Knight & Family of the Month
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Birthdays
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Sick & Bereavement Report
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Club 6629 Report
1-4 Directors Reports
5
Once Upon A Time
6-7 Ted Corcoran Memorial Golf Tournament
8-9 Calendars
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Officers & Directors Information
Look for Patron Ads in the Calendar Section
The Anchor
Msgr. Richard C. Madden Council 6629
Summerville, SC
`Volume 6, Issue 4
Knight of the Month
February
April 2015
Patrick Dermody
George Metzinger on Right
Fellow Knights,
Easter for most Catholics is a time of renewal,
when we look at the sacrifice made for mankind it
reminds each of us to review how we are in our own
lives. The Knights of Columbus was established as an
organization to help our fellow Knights, widows of
departed Knights and their children. We accomplish
this primarily though our insurance program which is
voluntary. I would encourage those Knights who are
not a part of the program to take a new look and see if
it can work for you.
Our Council has been successful this year with our
recruiting new members. I welcome our new members
and encourage you to continue through the degree
process. I ask all the members of Council 6629 to
review the Officer and committee positions that will be
open in the next fraternal year and think about your
place in our organization. I need your help in filling
these positions to ensure our Council fulfills the goals
of the Knights of Columbus.
The Lent soup supper and Stations of the Cross
service at St. Johns the Beloved was a resounding
success with over 100 served soup and 150 people at
the service. Jeff and Anita Crowell, Charlie Seighman,
Dick Gotheridge PGK and those who did the Station of
the Cross reading have my personal thanks for making
the event memorable. I would like this to be an annual
Lent activity for the Council. Happy Easter!
Family of the Month
No information received
Community Activities
The Annual Patrick Obrien Social for Fireman, policeman and EMS
personnel went really well. I want to thank all my brother knights and
their family members for their support in setting up and cooking the
food they brought. The write-up in the Summerville Journal Scene was
a good one. Thanks to everyone. George Metzinger
FIRST RESPONDERS HONORED
Of a select group who choose to serve the public in stressful and
dangerous ways, an even smaller group stands out for their willingness
to go above and beyond — and those men and women were honored
Tuesday night at the Knights of Columbus annual social honoring law
enforcement, EMS, firefighters and dispatchers.
“We thank you for your professionalism and the care you show us,
even when we are not at our best,” said Scott Flick, master of
ceremonies.
The Knights of Columbus honored law enforcement,
EMS, firefighting and dispatch personnel.
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Vivat Jesus,
Patrick Dermody, Grand Knight
We welcome Fr. Filip Wodecki to St. Johns the
Beloved and as promised Fr. Timothy Akanson address
is as follows, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 70 Lady’s
Island Drive, Beaufort, SC 29907.
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Happy Birthday to The Following
JOHN S. JACKSON
JAMES J RAYMER
ROBERT J. MUSSAT
EPIFANIO ZAMORA
W. FRED SEEBODE
DANIEL M. HOGAN
RICHARD W. PECK
SHAWN M. FLANAGAN
LAWRENCE C. BOWER
HERBERT A. LADSON
RALPH B. COMP
JOHN M. GUIDO
TIM F. MILLER
CHRISTOPHER COOPER
LEONARD L. POTVIN
THOMAS P. CARMODY
FRANCIS J. SHORTINO
THOMAS K. MIZELL
JEFFREY W. CROWELL
ALBERT E. SMITH, JR.
ROGER H. MEUNIER
Council 6629 Seminarian Support
Seminarian Deacon Roger Morgan:
I hope everything is well back in Summerville. It’s very
rainy in Houston, and has been for several days now. But I'm on
retreat this week (March 9-13) so it's nice weather for relaxing.
Thanks for all your prayers and support these years. I look
forward to seeing you soon, and I hope I'll see many of you at
my Ordination.
God Bless, Deacon Roger Morgan
DEACON ROGER'S ORDINATION IS MAY 29 AT 6PM AT
ST. MARY'S CHURCH IN GREENVILLE, SC - PLEASE PUT
ON YOUR CALENDAR AND TRY TO ATTEND
God Bless, Deacon Roger
Seminarian Will Frei:
Dear Knights of Columbus Council 6629,
Greetings! I just want to thank each of you for your very
generous package filled with snacks! It was just what I needed
in order to have some fuel for some upcoming papers and
exams! Thank you for all the support that you have shown me,
both financially and in your prayers. Be assured of mine as
winter comes to an end and Lent and spring begin. God Bless
you all!
Yours in Christ, Will Frei
Please keep all Seminarians in your prayers
John Levenhagen
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Sick & Bereavement Director's Report:
Pray for Msgr. Chet Moczydlowski, Charles Lichtenberger,
Jimmy Hughes, Steve Dunlap, Steve Hassey, Buddy Melfi,
Tony Baiocco, Roger Meunier, Jerry and Robin Ellis, Joe
Clarke, Mike Kochamba, Barbara Crawford's Brother, Nancy
Mussat’s seriously ill mother, Helen Mireles, Susan Gotheridge,
Lynn Cousino, Rudolph Frei our Seminarian Will Frei's
Grandfather has been diagnosed with Cancer, and our Military
men and women.
PLEASES KEEP US INFORMED ABOUT OUR SICK
BROTHERS AND THERE FAMILIES. THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO OUR COUNCIL SO WE CAN RESPOND TO
THEIR NEEDS.
Jose Mireles 873-8834
Financial Secretary
Member dues are the life blood of our council’s charity
programs. The council also must pay State per capita, Supreme
per capita, Catholic advertising and Club per capita (to keep the
building in order. This is charged for each member on our roster
weather his dues are paid or not. So please, if you are in
arrears keep your dues current. If there is a reason such as
sickness, unemployment etc. let either the GK or myself know
and we will work with you. Chuck Lichtenberger, FS Tel no 8759492
USED GLASSES
GIVE US YOUR OLD GLASSES SO WE CAN GIVE NEW
GLASSES TO SOMEONE WHO NEEDS THEM.
This is the slogan of NEW EYES FOR THE NEEDY, INC.
Our Council collects reusable old glasses (plastic or metal
framed), jewelry (real or costume), silver, hearing aids, old
watches & used dental scrap. A blue basket will be on the
showcase outside of the office for the collection & periodically will
be picked up & sent to NEW EYES FOR THE NEEDY.
Information on this organization will be with the collection basket
or call Bro. George Beckett at 873-9539.
Club Report
The first three months have gone well as president. I really
appreciate all the help and support from all my brother knights
and their family members. The club has bought a new copy
machine and it is set up and working in the office. Please if you
use it write the number of copies on the clip broad. I want to
know how many copies we use for future reference. The rentals
are really coming around and we do need help during the
rentals, if you are interested feel free to call me at 843-2966050. We also continue to need more help on any Monday
night for bingo. Just stop by any Monday and see what you can
do to help support the club. Thank you and I am proud to be a
knight.
Proud to be a Knight George Metzinger
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Old Fort Fire Firefighter of the Year
Chief Ed Genthert said he couldn’t single out any single
firefighter this year. He thanked the entire department for their
unwavering loyalty during difficult times. “I am proud to be their
chief,” he said.
Family Activities
Ladies Appreciation Dinner
On April 28th we will gathering at Logan’s Steak House for
dinner to thank all of our ladies for the work they have done to
support us. We will gather at 6:30 pm in their back room.
Please let me know if you will be attending so I can give the
restaurant a head count.
[email protected] 843-873-9539 George Beckett
Anthony Varella
Summerville Firefighter of the Year
Battalion Chief Ronny Bryant said Varella started his
firefighting career in 1985 and retired from the North Charleston
Fire Department as a division chief.
He then came to Summerville in 2013 and has proved
invaluable because of his vast knowledge of how bigger
departments work, Bryant said.
“We look to Tony Varella a lot for some guidance,” Bryant
said, particularly in guiding the younger firefighters.
Church
Council 6629 will hold our annual Pancake Breakfast at St.
John the Beloved after all Masses on Sunday April 19 th.
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Dorchester County Dispatcher of the Year
Williams has worked as a dispatcher since 1996, so when
she got a call from a woman saying she wanted a POD
installed, she recognized that the caller needed help but
couldn’t ask for it.
Williams asked the woman a series of ‘yes’ or ‘no’
questions and was able to determine there were weapons in the
home but that the woman had been able to lock them up.
Williams reassured the caller that she would stay on the
line with her until help arrived.
The call was eventually disconnected, but ultimately
deputies were able to detain the subject and the woman was
safe — because Williams’s knowledge, compassion and hard
work led her to send the proper assistance
Jason Bombard
Summerville Police Officer of the Year
It is always difficult to choose an officer to honor, Chief
Bruce Owens said, but one event last year stood out.
As Flick noted, officers often respond when people aren’t at
their best, and one gentleman demonstrated that last July when
he made a series of bad decisions – starting with drinking too
much and ending with putting his arm through a glass window,
severing an artery and nearly severing the arm.
Bombard responded to the call and immediately began
providing first aid, fashioning a tourniquet out of a T-shirt, and
then assisting EMS when they arrived on scene, Owens said.
He then helped clear a landing site for the medical helicopter,
Owens said.
The patient survived and is doing well, Owens said.
Pam Curtiss
Summerville Dispatcher of the Year
Curtiss has been a dispatcher with the town for nine years,
Owens said, and she goes above and beyond her job
description.
Curtiss works behind officers to correct errors in the
computer system and to reconcile entries, making it easier for
officers to search for people.
As an example, Owens said he might be entered into a
computer system once as Bruce Owens and another time as
Bruce E. Owens – thereby creating two people, as far as the
computer is concerned, and creating twice as much work for an
officer trying to look up every possible permutation of his name.
Owens said Curtiss’s help enhances officers’ ability to
apprehend suspects.
Master of Ceremonies Scott Flick, PGK
Megan White
Dorchester County EMS of the Year
“She makes us all laugh,” said EMS Director Doug
Warren.
White came to EMS nine years ago as an EMT and is now
a senior crew chief; further, she’s taken on the department’s
community education program.
The department works with other departments to help
young people make wise decisions about texting or drinking
while driving, Warren said.
For the last two years she’s spearheaded a community
health fair educating residents about injury prevention and child
safety, Warren said.
Because of White, he said, the program has flourished.
Eric Melendez
Dorchester County Sheriff’s Officer of the Year
Property crimes is a nonstop, often thankless division, with
a national clearance rate of 12.4 percent for burglaries, said
Capt. Tony Phinney.
But Detective Eric Melendez puts in the hours, and in 2014
he recovered almost $1 million in stolen property.
In July, Melendez arrested nine suspects from three
unrelated burglaries and was able to recover all of the stolen
property, valued at $120,000.
In the fall, he assisted Charleston County, Colleton County
and SLED in investigating a large theft ring – an investigation
that led to the arrests of several suspects accused of stealing
property all over the state.
“He is a grinder. He’s out early every day and he stays late
every day, and we appreciate it,” Phinney said.
Angie Williams (No Picture Available)
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Knights Hold Pizza Party for St. Johns helpers
Jack, Scott, Heinz, Jeff, Dick and Tom do the work.
Servers enjoy the party.
Jeff makes sure everyone has fun.
Many thanks to Dick Gotheridge, PGK for managing the council
in the Grand Knights absents this year. Great Job and many
thanks from the members on a successful year.
Many helpful hands
were present to help with set-up, serving and cleanup.
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prevent polio. It is now declared safe and effective, 1955.
13 Pope John Paul II visits a Rome synagogue in the first recorded
Papal visit, 1986.
14 The “unsinkable” RMS Titanic, runs into an iceberg in the North
Atlantic and sinks in less than 3 hours. About 1,500 people die, 1912.
15 Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player, makes
his official debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947.
16 The USS Hobson is hit by a Japanese Kamikaze plane & its bomb,
killing 4 & injuring 5, 1945.
ONCE UPON A TIME
Contributed by Bro. George J. Beckett
April
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In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull decreeing a
new standard calendar for Christian Europe that would take his
name and centuries later become the standard internationally in the
21st century. Prior to the 15th century, Europe’s nations and city states
operated using the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar moved the
date of the new year from April 1 to January 1, among other changes.
Catholic monarchies were naturally its earliest adopters, though
Protestant nations later followed suit. Given the nature of the reform,
both in terms of communicating such a fundamental change to a large
population and dealing with critics of the new calendar, and some
Europeans continued to celebrate the new year between March 25 and
April 1. April fools were those who still celebrated the holiday in the
spring, and were the subject of pranks and ridicule by those who
observed the new year months ago.
American forces invade Okinawa during WWII. What follows is the
bloodiest battle of the Pacific conflict, claiming the lives of more than
12,000 Americans & over 110,000 Japanese soldiers before US forces
secure the island in June, 1945.
Bro. Scott Jackson is born, 1965.
The name of Council 6629 is changed to Msgr. Richard C. Madden
Council, 1989.
The name “The Bishop William T. Russell Assembly” is changed to
“The Msgr. Richard C. Madden Assembly”, 1989.
The K of C float is entered into Azalea Festival Parade. We are
joined on the float by the 4th Degree Assembly & the children from the
Robert Allen Center, 1989.
Club 6629 purchases additional property next to the Council home.
The property encompasses approx. 1/2 acre & a 950 sq. ft. house which is
a temporary home for the Scout Troop 737, 1989.
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Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84, 2005. He is the first nonItalian pope in 455 years.
3
The first Pony Express mail, traveling by horse and rider relay teams,
simultaneously leaves St. Joseph, Missouri. One team went east & the
other went west. It lasted only 19 months because it became too
expensive, 1860.
4
Congress decides the American flag will consist of 13 red & white
stripes & 20 stars, with a new star added for every new state of the
Union, 1818.
Martin Luther King, Jr. is shot to death in Memphis, Tenn., 1968.
Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home run record of 714, 1974.
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Passover is also known as the Holiday of Matzah and the Holiday
of Our Freedom. It commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from
Egypt and the freedom from hundreds of years of slavery. It lasts for
eight days.
The first modern Olympic games are formally opened in Athens,
Greece, 1896.
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The last of New York City’s electric trolleys completes their final runs
between the Boroughs of Queens & Manhattan, 1957.
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Easter commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus. This date was fixed
by the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.
The Confederate General Lee surrenders to the Union General
Grant, 1865.
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Charlie Ebbets, the owner of the Dodgers from 1898 to 1925,
moved the team to the new venue, which he named after himself, after
their old ballpark, Washington Park, became too crowded. Ebbets Field
had a seating capacity of 25,000, 1913.
10 The day after the surrender of the main Philippine island of Luzon to
the Japanese, the 75,000 Filipino and American troops captured on the
Bataan Peninsula begin a forced march to a prison camp near
Cabanatuan. During this infamous trek, known as the "Bataan Death
March," the prisoners were forced to march 85 miles in six days, with only
one meal of rice during the entire journey. By the end of the march, which
was punctuated with atrocities committed by the Japanese guards,
hundreds of Americans and many more Filipinos had died, 1942.
Bro. Ron Povero heads up a trip to the Veteran’s Victory House in
Walterboro. The brother knights served a lunch to both the veterans and
the staff, 2010.
11 American soldiers liberate the notorious Nazi concentration camp
Buchenwald in Germany, 1945.
12 The catcher’s mask is first used in a baseball game, 1877.
Jonas Salk, using March of Dimes donations, develops a vaccine to
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The first Easter Egg Hunt is held at the council home, 1987.
47 sailors die when a gun turret explodes aboard the USS Iowa,
1989.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is elected Pope. He takes the
name Benedict XVI, 2005.
21 Apollo 16 astronauts John Young & Charles Duke explore the surface
of the moon, 1972.
22 Congress authorizes the use of the phrase "IN GOD WE TRUST" on
U.S. coins, 1864.
23 Chicago’s Weeghman Park (now called Wrigley Field) hosts its 1st
major league game as the Chicago Federals defeat the Kansas City
Packers 9-1, 1914.
The First Annual Ladies Appreciation Dinner is held at the Council
Home. Steak dinner for $6.00, 1991.
24 Fraternal Benefits is held at the Pot Luck Social by the returning Bro.
George Crawford. This is his debut performance at this council since his
return from Ohio, 1990.
Bros. Keith Hommel & Denny Nacco are welcomed back from their bike
ride from Washington, DC. They road their bikes to raise money for the
Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 1993.
26 USS Hobson collides with the aircraft carrier USS Wasp cutting her in
half. Four minutes later she sinks with 174 of the crew missing; 61 are
saved, 1952.
The location of the Ted Corcoran Golf Tournament is changed to
Miler Country Club, 1986.
27 The Squires defeat the Knights in a Basketball Challenge, held at the
Oakbrook Middle School, 66 to 48, 1996.
29 US Forces leave Vietnam, 1975.
30 Council 6629 & Squire Circle 4208 “flip” pancakes at the first
Combined Pancake Breakfast at Madden Hall. 292 breakfasts were
served. Bro. Ray Ragano is the chairman of the event, 1995.
In the good old days.
Fr. Riplog and Steve Dunlap, GK
Does anyone remember these cards? We used them
when we first started bingo in Madden Hall.
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Knights on the Links
Published Yearly by Council 6629
Summerville, South Carolina
Please mark Saturday, May 16, 2015
on your Day Timers as
an important golf tourney event.
Please note these changes in the application
*All paid entries received by May 9 will be eligible for a $50.00 cash early bird drawing*
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Players 70+ years may use senior tees.
The Handicap is eliminated.
E-mail address is requested.
Thank you for your continued support for the Heart Association.
Knights of Columbus
Council 6629
P. O. Drawer 2747
Summerville, SC 29484
Annual Ted Corcoran Memorial Golf Tournament
Sponsors
We never dreamed this annual golf tournament would be such a great success when we first
started this event to benefit the American Heart Association. And a large part of that success is due to
our sponsors—men, women, clubs, merchants—for strong support in this endeavor.
Since the very first tournament, we have raised funds to enhance our financial support of the Heart
Association. With your partnership, we plan to contribute to the Association’s healthy heart campaigns
for the public and continuing education for professionals.
Therefore, we are requesting local merchants for a minimum of $50.00 to sponsor a hole where
your business name and address will be plainly displayed. If you wish to donate a prize to be given
away at the end of the tournament, then we would be grateful for that.
I know that with you help this event will be as successful as it has been in the past. Thank you in
advance for any donation or prizes you may care to offer.
Please make checks out to: Ted Corcoran Memorial Golf Tournament
Golf Chairman,
Richard Barrineau
101 Summercourt Drive
Summerville, SC 29485
Sponsor:
Amount:
Address:
Please make checks out to Ted Corcoran Memorial Golf Tournament
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Knights of Columbus
Msgr. Richard C. Madden Council 6629
P. O. Drawer 2747
Summerville, SC 29484
Twenty-Eighth Annual
Ted Corcoran Memorial Golf Tournament
Saturday, May 16, 2015
8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
George Miler Country Club, Summerville, SC
4 Player Team Event – Captain’s Choice
Limited to 120 Players
Earliest Entries have Priority
Entry Fee:
$60.00 per player
Includes:
Cart, green fees, and a dinner at the Council Home located at 132 Berkeley Circle,
Summerville immediately following completion of play. Additional $10.00 per guest for dinner.
Mulligan:
2 mulligans, one per side. Mark cards where used. Cost $5.00 per player
Trophies:
First, second, and third place teams, Longest drive, Closest to the pin.
Door Prizes and more
Make checks payable to: Ted Corcoran Memorial Golf Tournament
Mail entry to: Knights of Columbus Tournament
101 Summercourt Drive
Summerville, SC 29485
Applications accepted from teams or individuals. Individual applications will be used to fill or
make teams as necessary.
Ladies are also invited to play!
For information, call Richard Barrineau @ 843-873-5388; Cell 843-830-0704 or e-mail:
[email protected]
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Knights of Columbus
Msgr. Richard C. Madden Council 6629
26th Ted Corcoran Memorial Golf Tournament
Saturday May 16, 2015
Registration Form
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Telephone
# for
Dinner
E-Mail Address
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* Paid entries received by May 9 will be eligible for a $50.00 cash early bird drawing*
Four-player captain’s choice tournament
Age 70 + may use senior tees
Handicap will be by the Peoria System
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April 2015
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MON
TUE
WED
THU
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April Fool’s Day
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4th
Degree Meeting
8 PM at Council
6629
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FRI
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Easter
6
Bingo 6:30
PM
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Council
Officer Meeting 8 PM
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13
Bingo 6:30
PM
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Council Meeting 8
PM
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Bingo 6:30
PM
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Meeting 8 PM
Club
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Holocaust
Remembran
ce Day
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26
27
Bingo 6:30
PM
28
Ladies
Appreciation Dinner
6:30 PM Logan’s
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30
SAT
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Good
Friday
10
4
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3rd Degree
Spartenburg
24
25
94th South
Carolina State
Convention
24-26
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3rd Degree
Goose Creek
MAY 2015
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
1
3
4
Bingo 6:30 PM
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Council Officer
Meeting 8 PM
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Council Meeting
8 PM
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Mother’s
Day
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Bingo 6:30 PM
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Bingo 6:30 PM
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Club Meeting 8
PM
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Bingo 6:30 PM
Memorial Day
26
First Degree 8
PM
SAT
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3rd
degree Council 6847
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4th Degree
Meeting 8 PM
at Council
6629
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Armed
Forces Day TC Golf
Tournament
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Flag Day
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Father’s
Day
Summer
Begins
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MON
June 2015
WED
TUE
THU
FRI
SAT
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Bingo 6:30
PM
8
Bingo 6:30
PM
2
Council Officer
Meeting 8 PM
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Council
Meeting 8 PM
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4
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4th Degree
Meeting 8 PM at
Council 6629
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12
15
Bingo 6:30
PM
22
Bingo 6:30
PM
16
Club Meeting 8
PM
23
Pot Luck
Supper 7 PM
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70th Fourth
Degree
Exemplification
Rock Hill
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Bingo 6:30
PM
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MON
July 2015
WED
TUE
5
6
Bingo 6:30 PM
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Council Officer
Meeting 8 PM
12
13
Bingo 6:30 PM
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Council
Meeting 8 P M
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20
Bingo 6:30 PM
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27
Bingo 6:30 PM
21
Club Meeting 8
PM
28
First Degree 8
PM
27
Installation of
State Officers
Georgetown
26 - 28
THU
FRI
SAT
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Independence
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4th Degree
Meeting 8 PM
at Council
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Msgr. Richard C. Madden
Council 6629
P. O. Drawer 2747
Summerville, SC 29484-2747
DATED MATERIAL - TIME VALUE
CHARITY
UNITY
FRATERNITY
PATRIOTISM
SAY ONE HAIL MARY
Bingo Needs Your Help. Think About Volunteering 1 Night a Month
BINGO
BINGO
BINGO
Msgr. Richard C. Madden Council 6629
Knights of Columbus
132 Berkeley Circle
Summerville, SC
Phone 843-871-6363
Every Monday Night starting at 6:30pm
Doors open at 5:30pm
Public Welcome
25 games each Monday evening + 2 progressive jackpots of up to
$499.00 each for a total of 27 chances to win each night.
WE ARE SMOKE FREE
COME TRY US OUT!
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