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Ken's Knights

I am a Charter Member and Past Grand Knight of Reverend George P. Ettorre Council #13662 K of C in Norristown, PA - a Fourth Degree member of Father Tomko Assembly #934 in Bridgeport-Lansdale PA - and Past District Warden of Pennsylvania District #27.

Rev. Ettorre Council #13662	Reverend George P. Ettorre Council #13662 is a Parish based Council founded at Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church in Norristown, PA in 2004.  I was pleased to be a Charter Member when it was founded by Jim Cahill and Father Trautner, Pastor of St. Francis.  Fr. T was our first Chaplin, Jim was the first Grand Knight, and I was the first Treasurer.  Thanks Jim . . . we had some really good times serving the parish, school and community.		Saint Francis of Assisi
Fr. Tomko Assembly #934	Father Joseph C. Tomko Assembly #934 was originally based at the Camelot Ballroom facility in Bridgeport PA when I got my Fourth Degree in 2005.  The building was owned by the Knights of Columbus, but a few years later they sold it, and the Assembly moved its meetings to the Pius IX Council Home in Lansdale, PA.  Jim Cahill was instrumental in making that move, when he was the Faithful Navigator.		Camelot, Bridgeport Pa
Council 13662 K of C Newsletter

Fiscal 2010 Officers

Events during my term

Chaplain Rev. Vincent Welsh Grand Knight Kenneth Poorman Deputy Grand Knight Kevin Sugalski Financial Secretary Joseph DeGrazio Recorder Thomas Blake Treasurer Michael Santangelo PGK Chancellor Leonard Kelly Lecturer Vincent DeCarlo Advocate Robert Feeney Warden Antonio Antunes Inside Guard Thomas Salvo Outside Guard Charles Wood Trustees James Cahill PGK Stephen Novitski PGK Robert Criste PGK Historian Francis Korkus

My GK term ran from 7/1/2009 to 6/30/2010. Although we have a small Council, we added 4 new members and 1 insurance member; for a total of 29 regular members and 10 insurance members.  I was focused on getting members to work on their degrees.  We had 4 get their 1st degree; 4 get their 2nd; 5 get their 3rd; and one get his 4th. We continued our usual service to The Ladies of St. Francis, helping them with their Feast of St. Francis, their Christmas Bazaar, and helping at the annual Carnival, etc. We supported the St. Vincent de Paul Society. We continued our annual "K of C Altar Server Awards" and our annual "K of C Service Awards" for a boy and girl at SFA school, a U.S. Saving Bond and high end calculator. We made contributions/donations to several important programs, i.e. "Special Olympics" at Villanova University, the “Arc PA” campaign, The Senior Sisters of St. Joseph, and the Sisters of Charity Shelter. We conducted a few new projects: • "Saint John Vianney Relic Tour" for our SFA Church • "K of C Free Throw Championship" for our SFA School kids • "Christmas Caroling" event for shut-ins at Jefferson Apartments • "Crab Cake Fundraiser" for our Council treasury We contributed to and worked at the Annual Nun's Christmas Party of Montgomery County, now sponsored by our Fr. Tomko Assembly. All in all, my term was a pretty busy and successful year, thanks to all the guys who pitched in!  kp