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THE COUNCIL

St. Maximilian Kolbe Council #10720 is located in Northwest Houston Texas. The Council was named after our Parish, the St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Community.

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THE EXECUTIVE

Council #10720's Executive for the 1997-1998 Fraternal Year.

Grand Knight:Gene Dorsi "endorsi@wt.net"
Past Grand Knight:Ray Williams
Chaplain:Rev Adam McCloskey
Deputy Grand Knight:Mike Gallagher
Chancellor:Tom Comstock
Recorder:Ray Williams
Financial Secretary:Ken Wall
Treasurer:Jeff Kopecky
Lecturer:TBA
The Advocate:Joe Bontke
Warden:Randy Kominczak
Inside Guard:Tom Moxley
Outside Guard:Marvin Gurka
Trustee 3rd Year:Steve Goodman
Trustee 2nd Year:Mark Abruzzese
Trustee 1st Year:Ken Kaminski
District Deputy: Tom Granhold
Insurance Agent:William Grieve

Webmaster:Mark Abruzzese "abs@prodigy.net"

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Council Activities

Our Council participates in the following activities on a regular basis:

1. Taco Breakfasts: small flour tortillas filled with eggs and potatoes or sausage sold after each Mass "TO GO!"
2. Chicken Sundays: whole chickens smoked over a slow mesquite fire, also sold after each Mass. A SELLOUT every time!
3. Parish Blood Drive: Bi-Annually in January and in mid-summer.
4. Flowers for the May Procession: we provide all the flowers needed by the Parish for the Procession in May in honor of Mary.
5. Lenten Fish Fries: our "Cooking Crew" cooks all the fish and fries for those that stay after the Stations of the Cross on the Fridays in Lent.

For dates, times and special events, please look under the "Latest News and Information" section of the page.

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COUNCIL HISTORY

Our Council was chartered on October 16th, 1991. There were 36 Charter Members. We had grown to over 100 members but are currently leveling out in the mid 80's.

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ADDRESS

All general mail can be sent to St. Maximilian Kolbe Church at 10135 West Road, Houston TX 77064. Anything of greater importantance should be directed to our Grand Knight.

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ABOUT HOUSTON

Council #10720 is located just outside of Beltway 8 in Northwest Houston. For more information on Houston Texas, CLICK HERE!

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WHO DO I CALL

Our new Grand Knight has not yet selected his Membership Director, as soon as he does he will be the contact. Until that time please contact Gene Dorsi, our new Grand Knight..

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AWARDS

SPORTS AWARDS In our short history, our Softball Teams have pulled in all our sporting awards. Just 7 months after being chartered, our over 40 and over 50 teams won the Texas State Softball Tournament in Austin. In 1993 they repeated as State Champs.

COUNCIL AWARDS Being updated, please check back later.

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DEGREE TEAMS

Our Council currently does not have a Degree Team. As soon as the Religious Education Building is finished we will have enough room to perform a degree. Since we have been waiting for months to get our prospective members into the Knights, we have been mulling over the idea of creating our own team.

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FAMILY OF THE MONTH/YEAR

Since we are a smaller council, we don't actively use this program. We announce Family of the Month when credit is due.

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KNIGHT OF THE MONTH/YEAR

As with our Family of the Month, we only announce this award when a Knight has gone above and beyond their duties. Otherwise, it would simply be a repetitive award.

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WHEN WE MEET

We have 2 meetings a month. They are on the first and third Thursdays of the month. The first Thursday we have our regular business meeting. On the third Thursday, we usually hold a Social. Meeting times are at 7:30pm sharp. Currently we hold our meetings in the BBQ Annex, after the Religious Education Building is finished we will move into Room 105, the "Knights of the Immaculata" room.

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OTHER INFORMATION

This section will be updated in the future. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to sign our guestbook.

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WHO CAN BECOME A KNIGHT

Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to practical Catholic men in union with the Holy See, who shall not be less than 18 years of age on their last birthday. A practical Catholic is one who lives up to the Commandments of God and the precepts of the Church. Application blanks are available from any member of the Knights of Columbus. Every knight is happy to propose eligible Catholic men for consideration as members.

Acceptance of the applicant depends upon a vote of the members of the subordinate council in which he is making application.

All priests and religious brothers having duly made application for membership and participated in the ceremonials become honorary life members of the Order and are exempt from payment of dues.

Application for membership must be made through the council in the community nearest the applicant's place of residence. Interested prospects without a permanent domicile, such as men temporarily away from home through duty in the armed forces, may make application through their hometown council or at the nearest council on a military base.

If favorably voted upon, the applicant becomes a member by initiation known as the First Degree. He subsequently is advanced through the Second Degree and the Third Degree.

There are modest initiation fees and dues set by subordinate councils under regulations established by the Supreme Council. The insurance privileges are available to all members who can qualify, which represents an important advantage of membership. For men in every walk of life the name Knights of Columbus engenders the image of a united organization, efficiently going about it tasks of charity, unity, fraternity, patriotism and defense of the priesthood. It is composed of men who are giving unselfishly of their time and talents in service of God and their country.

Membership in the Knights of Columbus provides opportunity for wholesome association with congenial companions who are, first of all, practical Catholic gentlemen. It offers the opportunity for fellowship with those who are of the same belief, who recognize the same duty to God, to family and to neighbor and who stand side by side in defense of those beliefs. Programs are so organized as to appeal to the individual interest of the members. Through many constructive activities of Christian fraternity, members are enabled to render service to their Church, their country and their fellowman. Through membership they develop a consciousness of their ability to lead and to assist.

Organized Columbianism, united behind the individual Knight of Columbus, provides the power of an intelligent, alert body of Catholic men--a strength which the individual by himself cannot achieve.

Knights of Columbus has a proud heritage. The qualified Catholic man can share in that heritage and build an even greater future by affiliating himself with this forceful, effective body.

The Patriotic Degree

Another degree open to members of the Knights of Columbus is that of the Fourth (or Patriotic) Degree. On February 22, 1900, the first exemplification of that degree was held in New York City. The ritual added patriotism to the three original principles of the Order: charit, unity and fraternity. Any Third Degree member in good standing, one year after the anniversary of his First Degree, is eligible for membership in the Fourth Degree.

The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of partiotism by promoting responsible citizenship and a love of and loyalty to the Knights' respective countries through active membership in local Fourth Degree groups called assemblies. Fourth Degree members must retain their membership as Third Degree members in the local council to remain in good standing.

Certain members of the Fourth Degree serve as honor guards at civic and religious functions, an activity which has brought worldwide recognition to the Knights of Columbus organization.

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St. Maximilian Kolbe Church

This will be a link to the St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Community Home Page when it is completed. The Church is located at 10135 West Road, just about a mile in from Beltway 8. The Mass schedule is 5pm Saturday night. 8, 9:30, and 11am on Sunday. All Masses are in English and the Pastor is Rev. Adam McCloskey.