13 June 2010- Another year of success under the superb leadership of Brother Paul Scott and his crack team of "Parish Picnic Experts" who made this day a day to remember! See Photos
24 April 2010 - I'm proud to announce that we have eight Knights from Fredericksburg Council who made their 3rd Degree on Saturday attaining full Knighthood. It was a very inspiring Degree and one which all of the 53 Knights who took the Degree will remember for a lifetime. The names of our new 3rd Degree members are as follows:
Dan Breen,
Angelo DiFlippo,
Shannin Hearn,
Jim Hoffnagle,
Dave Luther,
Phillip Ropella,
Jack Rosner,
Steve Stoecker,
I know these Knights are looking forward to attaining their 4th Degree as soon as they can. I'd also like to thank Brothers Bob Jankovits, Rich LaRoche, Bill Novitsky and Ed Boos from our Council who shared in the celebration. Congratulations to all.
Fraternally,
Mark Janda
Grand Knight
27 March 2010 - We have three new 2nd Degree Knights who are on their way to full Knighthood. Brothers Angelo DiFlippo, Brian Sharlow and Jack Rosner took their 2nd Degree on Saturday. Brother Angelo just took his 1st Degree on March 25th! I want to extend my personal congratulations to them and from all the Knights of Council 4034.
12 March 2010 - Last evening I received the latest edition of the Young Marine magazine, Esprit. All I can say is we did good. We are mentioned four times in the magazine; a picture of Alex and Aaron Lare at graduation, the article written by YM Private Hernandez (he is now published), we made the Veteran’s Appreciation Week Honor Roll, and our picture of from the Bike Build. It is always a pleasure to see your unit get recognized. My sincere appreciation to all of you for your assistance and support.
Yes, we have copies of the magazine for all…
CWO5 George Biedenbender, USMC (Ret)
Unit Commander
20 February 2010 -Brothers,
We have two new Brother Knights in our Council, Brothers Brian Sharlow and Jack Rosner. Both took their 1st Degree today and we look forward to seeing Brian and Jack at our upcoming activities. The Degree Team did another wonderful job and I'd like to thank them for their continued support.
14 Febuary 2010 - We had a wonderful time at our Valentine's Day dinner last night. Chef Sara out did herself, the dinner and dessert were delicious! Brother Paul added the music and Brother Warren with a lot of help from his Valentine Betsey did a great job in setting up the activity center and making sure everything ran perfectly. For those of you who have put activities together like this, when it runs as smoothly as this did those who put it together worked VERY hard. My hats off to Warren and Betsey for a wonderful time.
If you couldn't make it this year, try to make it next year. We had a great time! See Photos.
Respectfully,
Mark Janda
27 January 2010 - We had 63 knights attend the Social. Joesph Argenzio was the guest speaker. Joe was the youngest soldier in the D-Day invasion. I believe we had the largest crowd at a social. Many thanks to Boy Scout troop 165 for providing dinner. See Photos.
23 January 2010 - 34 Knights and their familes take an evening off after a very busy Thanksgiving and Christmas season to enjoy an evening at Riverside Theater. We were glad that Father Korpi could join us as well. From all of the comments after the show everyone had a great time. See photos.
21 November 2009- The Knights of Columbus, the LCpl Caleb Powers Young Marines and the Staff of ATA Tire in Fredericksburg, Virginia took on a joint venture and assembled 100 bicycles to be distributed to children of needy families throughout the Fredericksburg, Virginia area. The Knights of Columbus Council 4034 furnished the bicycles and the LCpl Caleb Powers Young Marines and Staff of ATA Tire assembled them. A portion of those bicycles were also donated to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program for nation-wide distribution. If it wasn't for the Knights of Columbus Council 4034, this event would not have taken place.
17- 19 November 2009 - We have four new Brother Knights in Fredericksburg Council 4034. On Tuesday November 17th Brother Warren Kimmerly accompanied Jim Lepp and Tony Aldredge to the 1st Degree at Holy Trinity Council. Yesterday Brother Fred Nunez and I attended the 1st Degree at Bishop Keating with Stephen Stoecker and Dan Breen. Please welcome these new Knights when you see them. They all would like to be active with the Council.
I especially want to thank Holy Trinity and Bishop Keating Councils for letting us be part of their Degree. As you know it takes time and effort to have this come together and both Councils did a wonderful job.
Fraternally,
Mark Janda
Grand Knight
14 November 2009 - A great time was had by all on the Trolly tour of Fredericksburg Sunday afternoon. It was a great afternoon with temperatures in the 70's. It's amazing what heritage we have here in our own backyard. We had a great tour guide who was entertaining and very informative. Thanks goes out to Brother Paul for not only putting this together, but also thinking of a new activity that was a lot of fun!. Photos
28 October 2009- I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know we have 2 new Brother Knights. On Wednesday October 28th the following Brothers took their 1st Degree, John Tait and Bobby Balderas. When you see these new Brother's please give them a warm welcome.
Father Widmer Council did a great job with the Degree and I want to thank them for their hospitality. Our Worthy District Deputy Darrell Vadrine was in attendance in addition to a good number of Knights from 4034 including Brothers Loui Stevens, David Corey and Warren Kimmerly. Thank you all for your support of our new Brothers. We're having a great year so far with Membership, let's keep it going! We have other candidates waiting to take their 1st Degree and we're going to attend 1st Degrees at Holy Trinity on November 17th and Bishop Keating on November 19th. If you'd like to be part of this exciting time in the life of a Knight please let me know. It's a great time seeing new Knights experience what you already have for the first time!
Fraternally
Mark Janda
17 October 2009 - I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know we have 5 new Brother Knights. On Saturday October 17th the following Brothers took their 1st Degree:
Jonathan Doblix
Caleb Bullock
Rudy Catahan Jr.
Phillip Ropella
William Cruz-Gonzalez
When you see these new Brother's please give them a warm welcome.
Fraternally,
Mark Janda
10-11 October 2009 - Membership Blitz was a great success. It along with the parish Stewardship Weekend netted approximately 20 new prospective members.
3 October 2009 - Day of Reconcilliation - Was a great success with 10 Brothers taking advantage of this event.
3 October 2009- First Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - We had several members present. We all could use a little more time with our Lord.
19-20 Sepetember 2009
Brothers,
From what I saw it was a very successful weekend for our Parish. It was great weather and the set up worked out very well. A lot of planning went into this and thanks goes out to the Parish Council for their efforts.
The Knights also had a great weekend. This was like a membership blitz...which we will have next month culminating with a 1st Degree on October 17th. More on that in a separate email. We have 14 prospective Knights to interview and 6 new transfers. I will be asking for help in getting these men interviewed and ready for the 1st Degree.
Thank you to all who helped, especially those who put in more than one Mass. It takes time to make things happen and it doesn't happen alone. I appreciate your support in making things like this, where many Knights are needed, a success. Photos
Respectfully,
Mark Janda
26 August 2009 Approximately 50 people attended the monthly social at Blue and Gray Brewery. A special thanks goes to Jeff Fitzpatrick for hosting this months social. Click on the links to see the Photos#1, Photos#2
22 August 2009 We had 45 people attend the pool party. Click here to see the Photos #1,, Photos#2.
15 August 2009 We had 2 new members join the Knights. Give a Knights welcome to Joe DeLeva and Eric Janda.
April 4, 2009 - Words alone can not describe how very proud I am of each and every one of you. I congratulate you once again on having taken the final step and achievement of full Knighthood in the Knights of Columbus, the largest Catholic fraternal family-oriented service organization in the world. My thanks and heart also go out to Brothers Rich LaRoche, Rick Reschick, Warren Kimmerly, Mario Figueroa, Fred Nunez, Paul Scott, Jim Hanson, and Ralph Steiniger who accompanied me to witness this momentous occasion. With each passing moment, I felt I as if I was growing an inch taller in my seat, and I was certain I was the tallest Grand Knight in the audience as you were being knighted a 3rd Degree Knight along with 29 other Brother Knights. Just imagine, you were a part of a class of Knights who affirmed their fealty to our Order and the principles by which we strive to live. You achieved full Knighthood today, and I thank you for your commitment.
February 21, 2009 - Council 4034 Welcomes Brother Steven Cochran, our newest 1st degree Knight.
February 16,2009 - Council 4034 Sir Knights oarticate in the 4th degree Rappahannock Assembly Presidents Day Parade. Pictures
February 14, 2009 - Council 4034 Honors their wives on Valentine's Day. Pictures
February 8, 2009 - Corporate Communion Pictures
February 7, 2009 - We had 10 members elevated to 2nd degree.
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Worthy Brothers all, allow me to start with an excerpt from the “These Men They Call Knights” booklet.”
“…They called themselves Knights of Columbus – Knights to emphasize chivalry’s ideals of charity and support for Church and state, and Columbus as a reminder that Catholics had been the backbone and bulwark of America’s growth and greatness from the very beginning.…”
If you have not done so recently, I encourage you to re-read the contents of this booklet to remind you why we are so very proud to call ourselves “Knights of Columbus.” I for one am VERY proud indeed, not just because of the contents of the booklet, but for having witnessed the conferring of the 2nd Degree of our Order upon 18 members, 10 of them from Council 4034 on Saturday, 7 Feb 09. What a most wonderful testimonial to the guiding principles of our Order. If you were not able to be there to witness this momentous event, let me tell you, there was UNITY in the chamber and in the hearts of all present as our candidates stood shoulder-to-shoulder united in a common cause, united for a common purpose, and united at the steps of the altar of our founder, Father Michael J. McGivney.
Please join me in congratulating following Council 4034 new 2nd Degree Brothers:
Father Stephen F. McGraw
James M. Hoffnagle
William R. Hackbarth
Jose R. Ortiz
Steven F. Cronk
Mark P. Gardner
Scott W. Jones
Richard W. Corbitt
Luis J. Rodriguez
Paul Cartoski
Vivat Jesu, worthy Brother Knights of the 2nd Degree. Allow me to congratulate you once again for having made the right decision to take the second step on the road toward full Knighthood. I pray that you may continue your journey at your earliest opportunity to the 3rd and then to the 4th and final degree of our order. Stay active; participate in our programs and charitable works according to your individual situation. I fully understand that you will not be able to be there every time we ask for your help. That is perfectly alright because I know you’ll be there for us whenever you can.
Having witnessed the working of two of the degrees, I encourage you to become a member of one of the Degree Teams. You can start by accepting a part which does not require any or little memorization, and then keep on going. We are trying to grow our team members to have a back-up for every part. Always remember, you never stand alone. There is always a Brother Knight ready to answer your questions and to help you.
Ad Gloriam Dei
Fraternally,
Loui Stevens, GK
January 31,2009 - We had 13 members elevated to the 3rd degree.
January 29, 2009 - We had 5 new members enter the Council.
Religous Freedom parade -More than 100 people came out to celebrate Religious Freedom Day in Fredericksburg.Pictures and Article