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Servicing Kalamazoo & Lansing Dioceses
Master Dennis L.
Henderson & Lady Maxine
Warm
Fraternal Greetings Brother Sir Knights & Ladies:
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
God Bless You
All Dennis Henderson, Master
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