Council 9976 News

FOURTH DEGREE AWARDED

Congratulations to Fr. Pauwelyn Assembly #587, under the leadership of Faithful Navigator Steve Geiger.

The Assembly, consisting of Sir Knights in the Greater Biillings area, received the Supreme Assembly's Civic Award for 2010-2011.
The award states , in part:


"For outstanding implementation of patriotic programming faithful to the principles of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus"

The award was presented on behalf of Supreme Master Dennis Stoddard and Vice Supreme Master Ken Stockwell by District Master Ken Kingman.

Posted by: Site Administrator on Friday Oct 14, 2011 8:03 MDT
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Council 9976 Officers

Results of St. Pius X Council 9976 election of officers for the 2011 - 2012 Columbian year are as follows:
Council Chaplain: is appointed by the Bishop.
Grand Knight: James Conwell;
Deputy-Grand Knight: James Holbrook;
Chancellor: Bob Holbrook,
Warden: Phil Zeeck,
Financial Secretary Bob O'Dea is appointed by the Supreme Office.
Treasurer: Art Loendorf;
Advocate: Boniface Frank;
Recorder: Andy Mikes;
Trustees: Chuck Legerski, Steve Geiger & Vic Frank;
Inner Guard: Mike Olsen and
Outer Guard: Clarence Propp.
Lecturer: is appointed by the Grand Knight.

Council Activity Directors & Committmen
for the coming year are:
Church & Vocations; Chancellor Robert Holbrook;
Community; FDD Steve Geiger;
Council; Treasurer Art Loendorf;
Family; GK James Conwell;
Pro-Life Couple; Br. Jon & Stephanie Swecker
Health Service; Trustee Vic Frank
Youth; PGK Andy Mikes
Columbian Squires; PGK Andy Mikes & Br. Richard Wood
Public Relations & Historian; FDD Harold Kelso
Membership Director; Br. Clayton Kuntz
Recruitment Committee 1; Br. Tom Canape
Recruitment Committee 2; DGK James Holbrook
Recruitment Committee 3; GK James Conwell;
Retention Chairman; DGK James Holbrook;
Insurance Promotion; FS Robert O'Dea.

Posted by: Site Administrator on Tuesday Sep 20, 2011 13:15 MDT
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COUNCIL MONTHLY DINNER MTG.

The Council starts out the monthly regular Council dinner meeting with
recitation of the Rosary at 6:15pm and
then a bite of food at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall on the Third Thursday of the month.
The general meeting starts at 7:30pm

If you are a member of St. Pius X Parish,
a Knight of Columbus,
but not a member of our Council,
stop in and get acquainted.

Our Council of over 150 members will make you feel welcome.

Posted by: Site Administrator on Tuesday Sep 20, 2011 13:14 MDT
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FOURTH DEGREE

Father Pauwleyn Assembly #587 Fourth Degree
meets at 7:00pm, the fourth Thursday of the month in the St. Pius X Church Day Chapel
from October to June.

All Fourth Degree Sir Knights are welcome to attend those nine months.

No meetings, July, August and September.

Posted by: Site Administrator on Tuesday Sep 20, 2011 13:07 MDT
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WELCOME TO COUNCIL 9976

Welcome to the website of St. Pius X Council 9976 Knights of Columbus in Billings, MT.

Look here for information on meetings, activities, and Council 9976 news.

On the left-hand side, there are links related to the Council, the State and Supreme Knights of Columbus and to the Catholic Church.
Look for this list to grow as we add sites.

Feel free to e-mail the site administrator with any suggestions or comments.

In case you find broken links, or things that do not work, please send the information, along with any error messages along to the site administrator.

Thank you, and we hope you find this site to be useful! Here is a little information about our parish council.

In 1989, a charter was issued by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council in New Haven CT for the 9976 Council of the Order, named for the patron Saint of the parish, St. Pius X. The goal of the new Council was to become the "Mens Club" of St. Pius X Parish.

The Council immediately became active in Church, Community, Council, Family, Pro-Life and Youth Activities within the parish and community, winning top State Council and Supreme Council Awards for achieving goals set by the Order in the above activities.

Over 150 Council members invite Catholic men of St. Pius X Parish and all Catholic men, over 18 years of age to consider membership in St. Pius X Council 9976.

Come join over 1.8 MILLION Catholic men in over 15,000 councils in our Order, in our work for Church, Community, Council, Family, Pro-life and Youth.
Call 252-8003, 256-4976, 259-2270 or 656-6979 for more information.
The Knights of Columbus recently moved into England and Europe and chartered the first six councils in Poland, where the Knights are known as Rycerzy Kolumba! Over 300 Polish Knights have joined the Order since January, 2006.
Councils have been formed in Krakow, Ludzmierz, Lomianki, Lomza, Radom and Starachowice. The Order now encompasses from Poland, England, to the Philippines, Japan & Korea in area.

St. Pius X Council 9976 officers meet at 7:00pm on the 2nd. Thursday of the month.

The General Council Meeting starts off with recitation of the Rosary at 6:15pm and a bit of "Food and Fellowship" at a 6:30pm dinner in the Parish Fellowship Hall. After dishes and cleanup, the meeting starts at 7:30pm.

Of course when a Church, or National Holiday occurs on meeting day, the meeting may be moved, or canceled.

All First, Second, Third and Fourth Degree Brother Knights are invited to attend.
If you are a former Knight and wish to renew or reinstate, just stop in at one of the above meetings and we will prepare a Form 100 with you to get you 'back home' with the Knights.

The same invitation is extended to Brother Knights of other Councils that have moved to Billings and may want to transfer into St. Pius X Council 9976.
Currently membership dues are $35.00 per year.

If you are a practical Catholic man, over 18 years of age and wish to join the Knights and St. Pius X Council 9976, just ask any of our over 150 members of the Council for information and a form 100 application, or call Financial Secretary Bob O'Dea at 1-406-534-1051 - or, spicnspan45@hotmail.com,.

If you know of a Catholic young man, 10 to 18 years of age, ask for information concerning the Columbian Squires. These young men have had their own organization since 1925, patterned after the Knights, where they learn growing responsibilities and organization while having fun.

Posted by: Site Administrator on Tuesday Sep 20, 2011 13:01 MDT
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FRIDAY NIGHT ADULT BINGO

ADULT FRIDAY NIGHT K. of C. BINGO

LOWER PRICES. NEW BIGGER PRIZES.
LIVE CALLER. 'NEW' EQUIPMENT.

$100.00 BLACKOUT, if won in required numbers.

If not, prize is 70% of BLACKOUT games sold.

ADULT Parish members, Council members and the Adult Public are invited to come join the fun at 7:00pm for FRIDAY NIGHT BINGO in the Parish Fellowship Hall.

Adult Bingo moves to
2:00pm, Sunday afternoons durnig Lent.

Bingo is canceled if:
a funeral vigil, wedding, church holiday, or other activity occurs.

FREE COFFEE AND POPCORN IS PROVIDED.

Cold soft drinks are available for .50¢.

Daubers are for sale for $2.00 each.

Bring adult friends and come join the fun on Friday.

We welcome Senior and other adult groups

Posted by: Site Administrator on Tuesday Sep 20, 2011 12:55 MDT
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IN MEMORIUM

Brother Knights
Let us remember to pray daily for our departed Brother Knights and their family members.
May they rest in peace and all the faithful departed rest in peace.

Posted by: Site Administrator on Tuesday Sep 20, 2011 12:52 MDT
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22nd. ANNIVERSARY OF COUNCIL

St. Pius X Council 9976 celebrates its 22nd. Anniversary as a council on January 26, 2011.

The following article appeared in the Billings Gazette on July 15, 1989.
"Roger V. Gustin was installed as Charter Grand Knight OF St. Pius X Council 9976 Knights of Columbux. Other Charter Officers are: Deputy-Grand Knight Matt Heinert; Warden Robert Knight;
Recorder Don Baxter; Financial Secretary Harold Mueller; Advocate Tom Kelly; Inside Guard Victor Frank; Outside Guard Rick Ross; Treasurer Dave Wilcox; and Trustees Joel Loerndorf, Vern Oswald and Harold Kelso.
The Rev. Timothy Struckman is Chaplain."

"The new council charter was presented by State Deputy Ken Colman of Bozeman. The officers were installed by District Deputy Steve Day of Hardin."

Of the original Charter officers, Victor Frank, and Harold Kelso are still active in officer, or chairman, positions in 2011.

The forty-three Charter members were: Louis H. "Lou" Adler, Donald E. Baxter, Stuart J. Beagles, Nilo P.A. Cabrera, Louie F. Cucciardi, William L. Enslow, Anton C. "Tony" Focht, Darin M. Frank, Nicodemus V. "Nick" Frank, Victor Frank, Norbert J. Frigge, Ronald F. Gowin, Roger H. Gustin, Edmund W. Hartl, Jr., Matt J. Heinert, Eugene E. Heinz, Victor H. Kammer, C. H. "Kampy" Kamperschreor, Thomas J. Kelly, H. Harold Kelso, Joseph P. Kennedy, Robert C. Knight, Vernon L. Koelzer, John L. LeFevre, Joseph G. Loendorf, Willard R. McNeely, Andy I. Mikes, Harold B. Mueller, Antone F. "Tony" O'Dea, Lloyd E. Odermann, LaVern Otto Oswald, James O. Pickett, Brian J. Ross, Rickard A. Ross, Charles. R. "Chuck" Sauvageau, Adam J Schafer, Philip J. Schwehr, Ralph G. Snodgrass, Gene V. "Corky" Staudinger, Paul G.Tarman, William R. Tooley, Jr. and Peter J Zagorda.

Posted by: Site Administrator on Tuesday Sep 20, 2011 12:51 MDT
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ANNUAL Awards Pot-Luck Bar-B-Q

The council's annual Awards Pot-Luck Bar-B-Que was Thursday, July 21 at 6:30pm.
Council Knight and Family of the Month awards and Knight and Family of the Year and other awards were presented, along with checks of over $700.00 each from the Council's 22nd. annual Tootsie Roll Drive, that this year include: Local Special Olympics, Special "K" Ranch, St. Francis Middle School Special Ed "Learning Lab," Yellowstone Association of Retarded People (YARP) and local Special Bowlers.
The council provided the hot dogs, burgers, drinks,buns and condiments. Council members with last names starting from A to L are brought a salad, etc and members from M to Z brought a desert.
A SPECIAL THANKS to Former District Deputy Steve Geiger and Master of the Montana Jurisdiction Fourth Degree, Ken Kingman and their crew for putting on a great pot-luck Bar-B-Que.

Council 9976 Annual Knight of the Month and Family of the Month Award winners are as follows: JULY 2010: Knight: Br. Don Smith; Family: Br. Tom & Ann Canape; AUGUST: Knight: Br. James Holbrook; Family: Br. Ken & Mary Kingman; SEPTEMBER: Knight: Br.Richard Wood; Family: Br. Andy and Marianne Mikes; OCTOBER: Knight: Br. Bob Holbrook; Family: Br. Boniface & Laverne Frank; NOVEMBER: Knight: Br. Dave Scott; Family: Br. Vic & Loretta Frank; DECEMBER: Knight: Br. Boniface Frank; Family: Br. Ken & Mary Kingman; 2011, JANUARY: Br. Chuck Legerski; Family: Br. James & Holly Holbrook; FEBRUARY: Knight: Br. Jeff Steiner; Family: Br. James & Jennifer Conwell; MARCH: Br. Tom Canape; Family: Br. Boniface & Laverne Frank; APRIL: Br. Clayton Kuntz; Family: Br. James & Holly Holbrook; MAY: Posthumously, Br. P. A. 'Mike" Mueller; Family: The Father and son team of Br. Bob and James and Holly Holbrook; and June 2011: Knight: Br. Richard Wood ; Family: Br. Chuck and Janice Sauvageau.

Master of the Fourth Degree Ken Kingman was honored as the 2010-2011 Council 9976 Knight of the Year.

Deputy-Grand Knight James Holbrook, wife Holly and James dad, Chancellor Bob Holbrook, were honored as Council 9976 Family of the Year for 2010-2011

Posted by: Site Administrator on Friday Jul 29, 2011 9:10 MDT
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TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE A SUCCESS

The 22nd. Annual Tootsie Roll Giveaway Drive took place at local stores and after evening mass,
Saturday, April 16 and after morning masses, Palm Sunday, April 17.

Thousands of dollars have been collected over the past 22 years that have been made available to local organizations with a 20% of net reciepts going to Special Needs of the Montana State Council.

Locally we contribute to the Yellowstone Association of Retarded Citizens (YARC), Special "K" Ranch, Local Special Olympics, St. Francis Middle School Special Ed Learning Lab and Local Special Bowlers.

We THANK all those that contributed to all of our drives and have enjoyed a Tootsie Roll candy over the years. We also THANK all the Knights, wives, Squires, family members and friends that helped to make this 22nd. annual drive another success.

Posted by: Site Administrator on Friday Jul 29, 2011 9:05 MDT
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