OFFICERS FOR THE COLUMBIAN YEAR 2007-2008

FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR, MARK STEWART	FAITHFUL SCRIBE, SERGIO BRICCA
FAITHFUL FRIAR, FATHER ALFREDO TAMAYO	INNER SENTINEL, JEFF ECKER
FAITHFUL CAPTAIN, JOHN BRODIE	OUTER SENTINEL, JERRY MACKEY
FAITHFUL ADMIRAL, RICK GARCIA	1ST YEAR TRUSTEE, JOHN BACA
FAITHFUL PILOT,  DANIEL WAYNE	2ND YEAR TRUSTEE, RICHARD NORRIS
FAITHFUL COMPTROLLER, DAVID CROWE	3RD YEAR TRUSTEE, PHIL CRUZ
FAITHFUL PURSER, EUGENE  (CORKY) MELLO	COLOR CORPS COMMANDER, ROBERT STOVALL

Our Assembly meets at St Christopher's hall in Galt the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm. Officers meet on the 2nd Wednesday on the month 7 pm. We have a dinner before each meeting; a cook your own steak, or an ethnic dish such as German, Mexican, Portuguese, Irish, Slavic, Italian, etc. Our newsletter, The Mitre, is published each month save December. We have 100+ members representing five Councils. The Assembly is named in memory of Auxillary Bishop Alfonso Gallegos of the Sacramento Diocese. The Sacramento community commemorated his dedication to his flock and the community with a lifesize statue placed in a city plaza near the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento. Our Color Corps participated in the dedication ceremony and our Assembly help fund the casting of the statue.

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EVENTS

AUG 12 --  INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

NOV 10  -- PAST FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR DINNER

APR 12 --  2008 4TH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION SACRAMENTO

MAY 11 --  SUNDAY BREAKFAST

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COUNCILS OF THE BISHOP GALLEGOS ASSEMBLY

COUNCIL 7241, ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH, ELK GROVE

COUNCIL 11236, GOOD SHEPARD PARISH , ELK GROVE

COUNCIL 9836, ST. CHRISTOPHER'S PARISH, GALT

COUNCIL 8709, ST. ANN'S PARISH , LODI

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ABOUT THE 4TH DEGREE

The Fourth Degree exemplifies patriotism. Our most visible aspect is the Color Corps. The Corps participates in the dedication of public buildings and schools. While a group called the Masons dedicate the building's corner stone, The Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree present the US flag to the presiding officals.

At a National Council meeting in 1899, it was determined that an additional ceremonial degree was needed that would represent patriotism. The initial Exemplification, as the degree is called, was held on February 22, 1900. It was scheduled to be in the Astor Hotel, however when the class reached in excess of 1,100 candidates, it was moved to the Lenox Lyceum, a temporary wooden structure. Members were originally part of local councils. In 1910 a restructuring of the order separated them and called the groups, Assemblies.

The Chain of Command is similar to that of the lower degrees, with different titles. At the Supreme level, the top man is the Supreme Master. Areas are divided into, Provinces, headed by a Vice Supreme Master. Provinces in turn are divided into Districts, with Masters in charge. Assemblies are similar to the council, and many are named after patriots, war heros, etc. The Chair Officers are: the presiding officer called a Navigator, then a Captain, the Pilot, which is the Warden on a council level, and the Admiral, always the immediate Past Faithful Navigator.

The other elected officers are: The Purser, The Comptroller, The Sentinels, The Trustees, and The Friar who is appointed.

To be eligible to join the Fourth Degree you must be a Third Degree Kinght, and a member for one year and you must be sponsored. Exemplifications are usually held one or two times a year. If you are interested in becoming a Fourth Degree Knight see your Council representative for an application and full details.

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