Shoeboxes to Ashley House

SKs John Bolger, Micheal Reyes, Joe Ferro and John Danchisko delivered sixty-odd shoeboxes filled with necessities and niceties to bring joy to the residents of Ashley House.

Wreaths Across America

A beautiful day in the 60s, it was. And there must have been a thousand volunteers out to help. They had wreaths for all 5,172 graves.
Our assembly was represented by FN Greer, SKs Newman, Bolger, Cadden, Pulawski, Ferro and Decker. Brother Tabor from 12017 plus many sisters from the Columbiettes.

Veterans Support Raffle Winners

The raffle drawing for the three checks was held at the November assembly meeting. Thanks to all the councils and assembly members that promoted and contributed to the success of this year's raffle.

SK Bob Gorman did the honors of pulling the winning tickets from 396 entries. The winners are:

Photos from the Veterans Parade and Veterans Day Memorial

The Veterans Day parade came a few days early this year, but what a beautiful day it was!

Check back for more photos of our assembly in action.

SK Francis (Frank) Pinkston, RIP

Our brother Sir Knight Frank Pinkston passed away on September 25 at the age of 95.

Please take a moment to read Frank's obituary. The visitation and funeral will be at St. Mark Catholic Church on Monday, October 6. The visitation will be at 10 with funeral Mass at 11.

Bishop Herbert Bevard, RIP

A great friend of the Knights of Columbus and of many sir knights passed away on September 20. Before retiring to Wilmington, Bishop Herb's last office was as bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas and the U.S. Virgin Islands. You may recall him from the periodic visits to St. Mark to raise funds for his diocese, one of the poorest. Others came to know and love him when carrying him to his weekly PT sessions over the last few years. He will be missed.

Please take a moment to read Bishop Herb's obituary. It is a testament to a life well led.

Photos from the Flag Instruction at Saint Mary Catholic School on September 11

The entire Eighth Grade of the Saint Mary Catholic School attended the Flag Instruction. Also attending were two knights from Wilmington Council 1074: SK Bob Benazzi and Michael Bender. The instruction was held at the Upper School flagpole.

This year's instruction spent additional time regarding flying the flag at half-staff as this was the 24th anniversary of 9/11. A special prayer was provided by the Eighth Grade teacher, Paul Price.

Photos from the Flag Instruction at Saint Mark Catholic School on August 25

The entire Eighth Grade of the Saint Mark Catholic School attended the Flag Instruction instead of just a small cadre. Also attending were the Eighth Grade teachers and Mrs. Quinn, Dean of Students. This was the first time we held the instruction at the end of the school day.

2025 Deanery Scholarships

Here are the three winners of the 2025 Deanery Scholarship.

Gold Award

Lucy Congema

Presented by SK Jack Murphy, co-chair of the Scholarship committee.

Silver Award

Parker Gosselink

Presented by SK John Reynolds, co-chair of the Scholarship committee.

Bronze Award

Pennington Frelke

Presented by SK John Reynolds, co-chair of the Scholarship committee.

The Knights of Columbus Msgr. Christopher Dennen Assembly 2017 acknowledges and thanks the Cape Fear Deanery parishes for their supporting role in encouraging research into the lives of Catholic Saints via the 2025 Deanery Scholarship program.

Officers for Fraternal Year 2025-2026

We had a combined installation of officers with the Fr. Thomas Price Assembly 3952 from Hampstead on Thursday, June 26, at All Saints Catholic Church.

2025 Deanery Scholarship Winners

The Cape Fear Deanery and Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Msgr. Christopher Dennen Assembly 2017 will be awarding $4,000 Gold award, $3,000 Silver award, and $2,000 Bronze award scholarships to Catholic students enrolling for the first time in a university or community college beginning Fall 2025. The winners chosen are as follows:

Winners

Congratulations to all the families for encouraging their student’s participation in this annual program.

Memorial Day 2025

The Wilmington National Cemetery is the setting for the annual Memorial Day Ceremony sponsored by the New Hanover County Veterans Council. While the ceremony fits with the motto "Some Gave All, All Gave Some", the solemn part of the ceremony is the reading of the names of New Hanover County veterans that died in the past year. That number this year was 213, significantly reduced because some major funeral homes did not provide counts as they had in the past.

The 2025 ceremony featured retired USMC Sergeant Major Robert Tellez as the guest speaker. His speech was short, but to the point.

The assembly placed a memorial wreath among those of other patriotic, veteran, and service organizations.