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Recognition for Elder Council Achievements

Posted on November 9, 2024
District Deputy Tom Hahn presented our Worthy Grand Knight Bill Shefcik and Past Grand Knight Pete Marcello with the Contest of Champions Award and the Double Star Council Award for the work that Pete and Abp, Elder Council did in Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Contest of Champions was for exceeding our Membership Goals and Double Star is for membership growth, for our programs, and for turning in our forms in a timely manner. Great job PGK
The official portraits of Past Grand Knights of both Archbishop Elder council and Fr. Wittrock council (which merged with Elder in the 1970’s) have been hung in the hallway outside the council hall – former Wittrock GKs on one side and former Elder GKs on the other. The backstory here is that these portraits once hung on the wall inside the council hall until we had water damage to the hall back in 2010. It
Please take time to read Father John Paul’s message below and in the Saint Gertrude Bulletin this weekend. It is an inspiration for all, especially us Knights. Father speaks about his recent trip to the annual Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention, which was held in Quebec City this year. And he also has some exciting news about a special family coming to and speaking at St. Gertrude’s on September 15. The family is the Schachle
Abp. Elder Council would like to thank Worthy Vice Supreme Master Ed Ponder and Worthy District Marshall Michael Byrne for leading the Honor Guard on Thursday, August 15th – The Feast of the Assumption. This is a special Feast and Mass for the St. Joseph Province of the Dominican Order. The Dominican Novice Brothers make their First Profession of Religious Life before going on to further education and formation at the Dominican House of Studies.
Elder Council 1195 – Thank You to Parishioners FY23-24Download