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We, the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus, the third oldest jurisdiction of our Order, welcome you to our award-winning website and are proud to boast of our continuing efforts of practicing our Order's principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. Throughout our 262 councils in the state with the 44,000 members and their families, we conduct numerous programs that directly benefit our Church, Council, Community, Family and Youth.
This award-winning website is updated on a timely basis to provide you with both written and pictorial examples of how we in Massachusetts practice these principles every day to demonstrate that we are indeed, a Catholic, Family Oriented, Fraternal, Service Organization. Visit this site often and please forward any comments you might have so that we can continue to provide you with information you might want about our wonderful jurisdiction.
Vivat Jesus,
Michael J. Baldner
State Deputy
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2009-10 Report of the Supreme Knight
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The Order donated more than $151 million to charity.• Members provided more than 69 million service hours.
• Membership stands at more than 1.8 million — 39th consecutive year of membership growth.
• The new K of C initiative, titled “Hope for Haiti’s Children,”
will aim to provide every child in Haiti
who has lost an arm or a leg in the January earthquake with the prosthetic device they need.
• 286 new councils were added during the fraternal year, and
there are now nearly 14,000
active councils around the world.
• 1,483 active Squires circles, a record high
• Insurance in force reached $77 billion.
• Total income from all sources was just under $1.8 billion.
• Dividends to insurance members totaled more than $318 million
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2010 Fr Joe Baggetta's Family Cookout
State Deputy Mike Baldner Receives award from Fr. Joe Baggetta
State Board of Officers presents Fr. Joe Baggetta a check for his "Chapel of Hope" project.
State Board of Officers and all the attendees of the Family Picnic attend
Mass Celebrated by
Fr. Joe Baggetta under a tent.
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2010 International Free Throw Champion
10 Year Old International Free Throw Champion Hailey
King of Council #488 in
Bridgewater who shot 24/25 in the finals
L->R State Deputy Michael Baldner, Grand Knight
Paul Delaney, Hailey King with
her Mother and Father, District
Deputy John Reid
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Sunshine Village Chicopee Dinner
Western Mass District Deputies representing
the State Deputy at the Annual Sunshine
Village of Chicopee Dinner after their
Golf Tournament in August.
L->R District Deputy Gerry LaCasse, DD
Mike Kirkpatrick, Gina Golash-Executive
Director, DD Luis Diaz, DD Michael
Daley.
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2010 Supreme Convention Washington DC
Massachusetts State Board with Bishops Attending the Convention.
L->R Bishop-Elect Arthur Kennedy, Bishop Robert Hennessey,
Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Bishop Daniel Reilly, Bishop-Elect Peter Uglietto
Boston Bishops Attending the Convention.
L->R Bishop Robert Hennessey, Bishop-Elect Arthur Kennedy,
Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Bishop-Elect Peter Uglietto
Bishop Hennessey Joins Some of the Mass. Delegates at States Dinner
L-> R Seated: DD Mike Enright, DD Bill Dee, DD Joe McCarthy,
Anne-Marie McCarthy Rear: Bishop Hennessey, DD
Nino Giamei
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2010
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Cardinal Seán and the Archdiocese of Boston are pleased to announce
that the Holy Father has named Father Arthur L. Kennedy and Father Peter J.
Uglietto Auxiliary Bishops of Boston and congratulates the new Bishops-elect.
Bishop-elect Arthur L. Kennedy |
Bishop-elect Peter J. Uglietto |
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Prepared Remarks for News Conference |
Prepared Remarks for News Conference |
News Release
The Appointment of Bishops
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Massachusetts Has A Choose
Life License Plate
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Congratulations to Merry Nordeen
and her committee for bringing
the Pro-Life License Plate to Massachusetts
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Members of the State Board and wives visit My Brother's Keeper in North Easton
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS
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Knights in Action
Reports printed in Columbia Magazine from local Massachusetts Councils of the Knights of Columbus on their charitable and fraternal activities. This listing is updated regularly.
Webster Council 228 presented $125 scholarships to a student at St. Louis School and to a student at St. Anne School. The council also presented a plaque to St. Louis School in recognition of the school's continued support for the Massachusetts State Council's local, district and regional free throw championship.
Ludlow Council 3535 donated $600 to the Bethlehem House Pregnancy Care Center in Easthampton, a facility that provides a variety of care for women in crisis pregnancies. The funds are earmarked to purchase 10 new baby cribs.
Adelphi Council 4181 in Shrewsbury co-sponsored a benefit dinner-dancer with a local Masonic lodge to benefit high school musicians and athletes. The event raised $3,000.
To commemorate the closing of the Year for Priests, Immaculate Conception Council 13966 in Malden purchased a statue of Father Michael J. McGivney for its parish. The statue of the Order's founder was placed in the parish garden.
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Please help up keep our records updated
In an effort to improve communications to and from the State Office, we are continuing to compile an e-mail address list for the jurisdiction of Massachusetts. With this list, time sensitive correspondence can be distributed quickly. We would ask that the Councils and/or Grand Knights with e-mail addresses, please forward them to the State Office (Be sure to include name, Council number and present title).
State Office E-Mail is:
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Support the Knights of Columbus cause for Father McGivney.
Visit this website
www.fathermcgivney.org
for more information.
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