Where Patriotism Comes First
The Assembly was chartered on August 31, 2006 at St. Margaret of Scotland Church, Maggie Valley, NC
Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month, and rotate
between all the churches included in the assembly.
PRAYER REQUESTS
My Brother Sir Knights & Knights; I have just been advised thet Norman Naplen, the brother of SK Stan Naplen has been given one week to live. Norman lives in New Castle, PA and has Cancer. Brother Stan is on his way to New Castle, PA. Please Pray for Norman and the entire Naplen family at this sad time. Richard S. Hamel,PGK, PFN
My Brother Sir Knights; The date and menu for our 2011 Christmas Party is as follows: Christmas Dinner Dec. 13th 6-8 pm at Bocelli. The Menu is as follows: Baked meat lasagna Baked ziti (vegetarian selection) Chicken parmigiano Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken Salad and beverages (soda, lemonade, or tea - unlimited refills) Dessert - cannoli The Cost is: $ 12.21 includes tax and tip or $ 15.95 with dessert
ASSEMBLY NOTICE !
MY BROTHER SIR KNIGHTS:
THE "WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM", IS THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT OUR ASSEMBLY HAS ASKED
US AS MEMBERS OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN ASSEMBLY #3001, TO SUPPORT.
FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS, OUR ASSEMBLY HAS WORKED WITH THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE
PURPLE HEART TO HELP SEND OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN, FROM ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY,
WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED IN THE LONGEST WAR THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS EVER BEEN INVOLVED
IN. (10 YEARS), HOME FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
THESE WOUNDED SERVICE MEMBERS ARE EITHER AT THE HOSPITAL AT CAMP LeJEUNE, OR AT
FT. BRAGG, BOTH HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAST YEAR, WE HELPED SEND 329 OF THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN HOME, EITHER BY AIR OR
SURFACE..SOME COULD NOT GO HOME SO THEIR LOVED ONES WERE BROUGHT HERE TO THEM.
WHAT BETTER TIME OF THE YEAR, CHRISTMAS, "THE BIRTHDAY OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS
CHRIST", WHAT BETTER GIFT CAN WE GIVE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED SO MUCH,
THAN TO SHOW OUR THANKS, LOVE AND APPRECIATION.
SIR KNIGHTS, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PLATE. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY GIVEN AT YOUR
CHURCH, PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING A CHECK TO :
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN ASSEMBLY #3001
PO BOX 146
MAGGIE VALLEY, NC 28751-0146
PLEASE SEND YOUR CHECK BY 15 NOVEMBER, 2011, SO AIRLINE & BUS TRANSPORTATION CAN BE PURCHASED.
" MERRY CHRISTMAS "
VIVAT JESUS!
"THANK YOU"
HONOR GUARD REQUESTS
PRAYER REQUESTS
My Brother Sir Knights & Knights; I have just been advised thet Norman Naplen, the brother of SK Stan Naplen has been given one week to live. Norman lives in New Castle, PA and has Cancer. Brother Stan is on his way to New Castle, PA. Please Pray for Norman and the entire Naplen family at this sad time. Richard S. Hamel,PGK, PFN
Brothers, Brother/PGK Jerry Ketchmark asked me to pass on that Skip Karby has had a setback. Skip has both a blood clot and pneumonia of unknown severity/ prognosis. Continue to pray for Skip and April and a quick recovery. Vivat Jesus, Jan ...+Brothers, Great News: Brother/SK Skip Karby’s heart surgery (5-bypasses) was successful. Praise God. April will be speaking with him tonight. Hospital release – to be determined. Continue to pray for Skip and April and a quick recovery. Vivat Jesus, Jan ...+
Sir Knights, Please keep Paul Martin, son of DD Jason Martin, in our thoughts and prayers. He is undergoing extensive therapy in an attempt to extend his life. May God Bless and protect him.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to "under God" in Pledge of Allegiance
Knights of Columbus waged successful defense on East and West Coast cases.
June 14, 2011 - Flag Day
(NEW HAVEN, CONN.) - The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal
of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance,
thus ending a seven year battle involving two separate cases, one originating in
California and the other in New Hampshire.
The Knights of Columbus, represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Lberty, played
a key role in defending the Pledge as a "defendant intervenor" in both cases.
"The Knights of Columbus is proud to have played a major role
in successfully defending the constitutionality of the words
'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance," Supreme Knight
Carl A. Anderson said. "We were instrumental in persuading
Congress to add those words to the Pledge in 1954, and they
express a fundamental belief that we have held as a nation
since our founding, that we 'are endowed by our creator with
certain unalienable rights.' The notion that this somehow
violates the First Amendment has now been soundly rejected by
both the First and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the
Supreme Court has now allowed both decisions to stand. It is
a victory for common sense."
The Ninth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Pledge in March 2010 and the
Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the California case in March 2011.
The First Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Pledge in November 2011
and the Supreme Court denied certiorari in that case yesterday, June 13, 2011.
ASSEMBLY NOTICES
My Brother Sir Knights All;
For your information, the following Sir Knights have been elected to the following offices:
They are: Faithful Navigator - SK Thomas Flanagan
Faithful Captain - SK Stanley Finn
Faithful Pilot - SK James Alexander
Faithful Comptroller - SK Richard S. Hamel
Faithful Scribe - SK Tony Minnniti
Faithful Purser - SK Robert Quick
Faithful Inner Sentinel - SK Jerry Hoffart
Faithful Outer Sentinel - SK Mike Prindiville
Faithful Admiral - SK Jerry Ketchmark
3 Year Trustee - SK Bob Pease
2 Year Trustee - SK Nick Norguard
1 Year Trustee - SK Bill Watson
VIVAT JESUS!
Richard S. Hamel
For those Sir Knights that have ordered Assembly shirts, I will have them with me at the next meeting. "Please try to be there and pick them up", SK Nick Walsh made a special trip from Florida to deliver them.
This request from Chaplain Claire Fitzgerald of the Marine Corps League
reads:
We are asking everyone to say a prayer for the "Darkhorse"
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3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their families. The Battalion is fighting it out in Afghanistan and have lost 9 marines in four days Claire requested we keep the Battalion in our prayers and concluded with "God Bless America and God Bless the United States Marine Corps..." Darkhorse History