We held our annual election of officers in June. I was elected the new Grand Knight. A big thank you to outgoing Grand Knight Tim Bailey. Tim has worked hard for the past 2 years as GK, leading and volunteering for many council activities. If you see Tim at our meetings or in church on Sunday, tell him thanks for a job well done. Thanks Tim!
Most of you know me as I grew up in NR, am an Honorary Lifetime member of our organization. Retired from Andersen Corp. in 2021.
The results of the election are:
Grand Knight, Lee Brown
Deputy Grand Knight, Dennis Mitchell
Chancellor, Pat Becker
Recorder, Larry Gee
Treasurer, Doug Mills
Advocate, Rich Lyons
Warden, Jarrod Gorka
IG, John Zipperer
OG, Ed Zimmerman
Trustee 1st yr. Al Lingen
Trustee 2nd yr. Phil Mills
Trustee 3rd yr. Tim Bailey
Thank you all for that you do and to all our Volunteers.
August 12 marks the Birthday of K of C founder Father McGivney. I encourage you to take a minute to learn more about his life, faith, vision, legacy at https://www.fathermcgivney.org/en/index.html
Our K of C council annually awards scholarships to 3 of the graduating seniors of NRHS from our parish. Dennis Rock, Jack Charbonneau and Ben Dittman are this year’s recipients.
Our New Richmond Knights of Columbus Facebook page is now operational.
Thank you all for all that you do in supporting council activities. It was great to see all our volunteers at recent activities including days of service/roadside clean-up, bingo/appreciation dinner, fish fry shack storage, blood drives and others.
Dates to remember:
August KC Meeting - Tuesday August 12th 2025
Tootsie Roll Drive: August 7th – 10th in support of people with intellectual disabilities.
Punt, Pass and Kick contest next month, in August 27th Looking for someone to lead this event and volunteers.
Bingo – Summer Break – Returns September 4th
Blood Drives at KC Hall:
July 2nd at the hall.
The somerset K of C council will be holding their annual golf benefit/fund raiser on Aug. 16th at Bristol Ridge. Contact me to sign up and register your foursome. A fun event to support our brother Knights of Somerset
If you know of someone interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, please reach out to me or Jeff Williams.
July Birthday’s: Thomas C. Halonen, Larry Amundson, Michael R. Higgins,
Carmelo A. Riel, Dale A. Ball, Noah C. Rud, Michael S. Hommer,
Charles W. Wiechmann, Shawn M. Fox, John R. Pape, Thomas C. Earley,
Dean W. Mergen, Kristopher W Bos, Kevin M. Effertz, David R. Gleason,
Donald J. Dalton, David W. Heiss, Scott J. Counter, Daniel D. Hurtis,
Jerome A. Moe, Dennis V. Mitchell, James E. Lauck Jr., John E. Ball,
Gerald P. Backes, Patrick J. Brown, Mark E. Casey, Harvey H. Halvorsen,
Jonathan M. Schommer.
We all hope you have a wonderful birthday!
Food Drive: Ed Zimmerman can always use help on the food drive. Please contact him for more information.
Insurance: If you have any questions about Knights of Columbus Insurance, please contact our field agent: [email protected] 651-324-1209
Keep them in your prayers: Fr. Jim Brinkman, Shawn Fox, Pat Cernohous, Don Schoenherr, Jim Utecht, Chris Frank Diaconate Formation and all Priests, Deacons, and religious leaders.
Pot of Gold: Jim Kahler
Jackpot: n/a
Knight of the Month: Patrick Chouinard
Family of the Month: The Connie Staken family
Fraternally yours,
Lee Brown, Grand Knight