NassauDDs - 2008-2009 Nassau Board of District Deputies

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UPCOMING DEGREES

NASSAU COUNTY

If your council has candidates that you would like to have participate in any degree, contact the Grand Knight or the Financial Secretary of the Host Council at least one week prior to the degree for clearance.

For 3rd Degrees, also please inform your District Deputy.

EAST-WEST Rule

Candidates are eligible for degrees only in the half of the county as defined by the location of their district (E/W), see below .

Countywide degrees welcome all Nassau councils participants.

Candidates should be dressed in jacket and tie, and arrive at the designated site 30 minutes prior to the start of the degree -

7:30 PM in the case of 3rd Degrees. No candidates admitted after.

Eastern (E) Districts 12, 13, 14, 15, 18

Western (W) Districts 16, 17, 19, 20, 21

3rd Degrees
Day	Date	Districts Eligible	Region	Host Dist	Council	Location
Fri	Aug 8	All Nassau	ALL	17	Corpus Christi	Mineola
Fri	Oct 24	12, 13, 14, 15, 18	East	15	Bellmore	Bellmore
Fri	Dec 12	16, 17, 19, 20, 21	West	19	St. Mary's - Maris Stella	Lynbrook
Fri	Jan 23	12, 13, 14, 15, 18	East	13	Joseph Barry	Hicksville
Fri	Feb 27	16, 17, 19, 20, 21	West	17	New Hyde Park	New Hyde Pk
Fri	Mar 27	12, 13, 14, 15, 18	East	15	Memorare	Seaford
Fri	Apr 24	16, 17, 19, 20, 21	West	20	St. Therese	Valley Stream
Fri	May 22	12, 13, 14, 15, 18	East	14	Rev. Hartigan	Bethpage
Fri	Jun 26	16, 17, 19, 20, 21	West	21	Fr. Joseph O'Connell	Oceanside

2nd Degrees

Day	Date	Reg	Dist	Council	Location
Thur	Oct 23	East	15	Bellmore	Bellmore
Thur	Nov 13	West	17	Corpus Christi	Mineola
Tues	Nov 18	East	14	Rev. Hartigan	Bethpage

1st Degrees

Day	Date	Region	Dist	Council	Location
Thur	Sep 11	West	17	St. Thomas the Apostle	W. Hempstead
Wed	Sep 16	East	13	Joseph Barry	Hicksville
Wed	Sep 17	East	15	Our Lady / Island	Massapequa Pk
Tues	Oct 14	West	17	New Hyde Park	New Hyde Pk
Wed	Oct 15	East	15	Memorare	Seaford
Thur	Oct 16	East	12	Joseph Lamb	Hicksville
Mon	Nov 10	East	15	St. Frances de Chantal	Wantagh
Wed	Nov 12	West	17	Msgr. Seidenschwang	Garden City
Thur	Nov 20	East	12	St. Paul the Apostle	Brookville
Wed	Dec 10	East	12	Oyster Bay	Oyster Bay
Thur	Dec 11	East	15	Bellmore	Bellmore

Proper Protocol requires GKs with candidates to contact the GK and/or FS of the host council.

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Tomorrow's Hope

Laps-for-Learning

Bike-a-thon

Saturday, September 20th

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3rd Degree Training

Friday, Sept. 26th at 8pm

At Bellmore Council

All 3^rd Degree Team Participants should attend

International News

Vatican Approves Decree of 'Heroic Virtue'

Pope Benedict XVI declared Father Michael J. McGivney venerable March 15, approving a decree of "Heroic Virtue" for the parish priest who founded the Knights of Columbus. The pope’s declaration significantly advances the priest’s process toward sainthood and gives the parish priest the distinction of “Venerable Servant of God.” If canonized, Father McGivney would be the first American born priest to be so honored.

Pope Benedict’s Homily (excerpt)

Following is a portion of the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s homily at a Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for priests, deacons and members of religious orders on April 19, as supplied by theVatican.

(Speaking of Unity)

Was not this unity of vision and purpose — rooted in faith and a spirit of constant conversion and self-sacrifice — the secret of the impressive growth of the Church in this country? We need but think of the remarkable accomplishment of that exemplary American priest, the Venerable Michael McGivney, whose vision and zeal led to the establishment of the Knights of Columbus, or of the legacy of the generations of religious and priests who quietly devoted their lives to serving the People of God in countless schools, hospitals and parishes.

National News

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225,000 Take Part in National

March for Life in Washington

By John-Henry Westen

WASHINGTON, DC, January 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Hundreds of thousands of pro-life activists gathered on the national mall in the nation's capital yesterday standing in the cold on a cloudy day with a slight rain. The weather however did nothing to dampen the spirits of the vast crowd nor the political and spiritual leaders who addressed them prior to the march.

Powerful addresses were made by spiritual leaders and with a prayer and a rousing rendition of America, the march commenced. What would normally be a 15 minute walk took the line of marchers hours to complete.

Fifty across and thousands deep the march was an unbelievable sea of people. Some near the front who had completed the march went for lunch and returned to their hotel rooms only to see thousands of marchers still progressing toward the Supreme Court.

LifeSiteNews.com spoke with John Alger, the Convention Director of the March for Life about the attendance at this year's march. "The largest estimate to date was 225,000," said Alger. "But we think this was at least as big as the largest if not larger, it was just an overwhelming turnout."

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Supreme Knight's new book

A Civilization of Love
published on March 25

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Supreme Knight Carl Anderson's new book, A Civilization of Love: What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World, will officially go on sale in bookstores on Tuesday, March 25. Published by HarperOne, the book is what George Weigel (Pope John Paul II's biographer) calls "a bracing call to a new American revolution: a revolution of virtue . . . Give this book to friends who say there's nothing to be done to heal a wounded culture."

Veteran Vatican correspondent John Allen says the book is "a rare specimen indeed: a practical guide for idealists."Princeton Professor Robert George says that the book is "brimming with insights into the transforming power of Christian faith."

The United States Ambassador to the Vatican, Mary Ann Glendon, says, "Few elements of Catholic social teaching have been more forcefully stated, or more regularly ignored, that our calling to bring Christian teachings to bear on social, political, and economic issues. Carl Anderson, the dynamic leader of the largest Catholic laymen's organization in the United States, seeks to bring that message home."
Learn more about the book at this special website: www.acivilizationoflove.com.

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