Warm Fraternal Greetings Brother Sir Knights & Ladies:
I
hope that you are enjoying this beautiful Michigan summer that God has
blessed us with. Mother Earth is so full of life at this time of year.
I don’t understand how anyone could see God’s beautiful creation and be
an atheist.
Lady Maxine
and I are completing our second year as your Master and 1st
lady. It truly has been an honor and a privilege. The time has flown
by and yet together we as a district have accomplished so much. We are
very proud of all of you and look forward to another two years of
service.
Of course we
will not know for sure if we are reappointed by Supreme until late
August. None the less we simply MUST move forward as we are in a new
Fraternal year and there is much to be accomplished.
We are in
full planning mode for our 60th
exemplification which will be held in Westphalia on October 23rd.
We are honoring a truly dedicated Sir Knight as our Class Honoree. SK
George L. Mallison has served our Order well over the years and he has
really been a true leader for Michigan District II and the Father Louis
Hennepin Province over the past four years. I am hoping that every
Assembly will honor George with at least 2-3 candidates. Our HOST
assembly #1509, Father Godez has promised us a minimum of 75
candidates. Actually they could make that happen with the right
planning and follow-through.
Please plan
on joining us for our 2nd
Annual District II Social on November 13th
at St Gerard parish in Lansing. This will be a wonderful opportunity to
socialize and get to know each other better.
Our annual
Provincial meeting will once again be held in Sterling Heights at the
Sterling Inn on October 1st-3rd.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have the finest Provincial meeting in the
Order. For it to continue, we must all support it. Please spread the
word.
Lady Maxine asked
me if I was going to change our Mission Statement if we are reappointed.
You may recall our Mission Statement, “LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF
HAPPINESS.” I simply cannot think of any more worthy mission for Sir
Knights and Ladies of the Fourth Degree. As Catholic Christians and
Knights of Columbus we MUST stand for life in all it stages from
Conception to the final breath of natural death. Our Liberty and
Freedoms are what make us Americans and sets us apart from the rest of
the world. We must defend and protect them. The Pursuit of Happiness
is every human beings goal in life. It has been proven that true
happiness is only obtained through service to others and to God. YES WE
WILL KEEP OUR MISSION STATEMENT.
In the new
Fraternal year I am asking EVERY 4th
Degree officer to assess his contribution to his Assembly and to define
a specific improvement that he can implement during his term. Yes
indeed we can all do a little better and this includes our Navigators
and your Master as well. Let us all pledge to make our organization a
little better than when we found it.
God Bless You
All Dennis Henderson, Master