EXEMPLIFICATION COLOR CORP PHOTOS
OFFICERS
FOR THE COLUMBIAN YEAR 2009-2010 FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR,
DANIEL WAYNE FAITHFUL
SCRIBE, SERGIO BRICCA FAITHFUL FRIAR, FATHER ALFREDO TAMAYO
INNER SENTINEL, PHILIP MONTGOMERY FAITHFUL CAPTAIN,
GARY GILMORE OUTER SENTINEL, RICK GARCIA FAITHFUL ADMIRAL, MARK STEWART 1ST YEAR TRUSTEE, GABRIEL EDER FAITHFUL PILOT, TIM FUKUDA 2ND YEAR TRUSTEE,
MICHAEL JONES FAITHFUL COMPTROLLER, DAVID CROWE
3RD YEAR TRUSTEE, JOHN BACA FAITHFUL
PURSER, JOE MADRUGA COLOR CORPS COMMANDER,
RUSS TEREAU
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.
JULY 11 - ANNUAL PICNIC AT THE BACA'S
AUG 2 - INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
TBD -- PAST FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR DINNER
APRIL TBD 2010 4TH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION SACRAMENTO
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
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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