All posts by Fred Struck

Hello, My name is Fred Struck. I live in Sacramento California. I am a member of St. George Melkite-Greek Catholic Church where I am know as Reader Fred. I have been the Reader at St. George's since 1988. I am also a Past Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus Sacramento Council 953.

Hall Board Meeting

A Hall Board meeting will be held on Tuesday July 16th at 10:00 AM at the Hall. All members of Council 953 are members of the Hall Association  and are welcome to attend. The first 30 minutes of the Hall Board meeting will be a presentation by Ygrene Energy Program on ways to save energy at the hall with a low/no cost city of Sacramento program.

Any questions or concerns call Hall Board President David Carboni @  455-2711

August 4th – Saint Stephen’s Pig Roast and Square Dance – Beer Booth – Help Needed

This marks the third year that our council has hosted the beer booth at St. Stephen’s.  We help serve beer for the parish, talk up the Knights of Columbus, and potentially recruit new members to our council. The cost is free to member Knights who help out, additional guests / families cost extra. We start serving at 4:00 pm and finish around 8:00. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact John Sheldon at DGK (at) KofC953 (dot) org or 916-548-4944 for more information.

Zippy Bun Booth

St. Mary’s Parish will be holding its 82nd annual festival on Sunday, August, 18, 2014 and as usual, the festival’s Zippy Bun Booth will be set up and run by members of the council.  (For newer members not familiar with a zippy bun sandwich, it’s nothing more than a pile of roast beef between two bun halves dripping with aus jus and is one of the most popular food items at the festival.) We’re still in need of volunteers to man some of the two hour shifts as well assisting in setting up on Saturday morning and the take down after the festival closes at 8PM.

If you can help at the booth please contact George Mills at 916-456-4345 or fs (at) koc953 (dot) org.   THANKS!

Stages of Life & Life Insurance Calculator

If you haven’t visited the Knights of Columbus Web site in a while, I encourage you to do so the next time you’re online.  There are many exciting features on www.kofc.org, but there are two that I wish to make you especially aware of.

The first is our member testimonial area, titled “Stages of Life.”  In this multi-media area, six “real-life” stories are told – stories of people at different stages of their lives.  Chances are one of them will sound a lot like you.  These people talk about how their Knights of Columbus agent took the time to demonstrate for them the need for life insurance in their lives.  I’ll be happy to do that for you and your family as well.
(Also be sure to read, if you have not already the May 2010 Columbia Magazine.  It also tells Real Life Stories and gives information about our Life Insurance, LTC and Retirement Annuities.)

The second is our Life Insurance Calculator.  This handy, easy-to-use online tool was developed to allow you, in about 15-20 minutes, to estimate the amount of life insurance coverage you need.  The information you’ll be asked to provide will be basic (the type most folks would tend to have at their fingertips), and secure (it’s intended to be used solely for the purposes of the online calculator – the Order won’t capture it or share it with anyone, including me!).

I stress that the number you’ll receive is an estimate, based on the basic information you provide.  It’s not intended to take the place of the free, professional needs analysis that I’ll be happy to provide for you and your family.  Give me a call – I’d like to meet with you.

Please contact me for any help I can offer you.
Brotherly yours,

Justin F. Tanjuaquio, F.I.C.F.
CA LIC.#; 0C46842
(916) 726-0981
justin.tanjuaquio@kofc.org

Council Members Honored at PGK/Old Timers Dinner

Bill Renard and his wife Anne Liese Renard as Family of the Year
Bill Renard and his wife Anne Liese Renard

George Mills and Dale Edwards were both chosen as Knight of the year by the Council. Bill Renard and his wife  Anne Liese Renard were chosen as Family of the Year. A Certificate of Appreciation for his service as Chaplain for the past two years was presented to Fr. Francis Chirackal. A plaque for his two years of service as Grand Knight was presented to PGK Ricardo Saldana.

New Officers Elected for our Council

Congratulations to the new officers for our Council who were elected at our June meeting.

  • Grand Knight, Fred Struck
  • Deputy Grand Knight, John Sheldon
  • Chancellor, Lewis Munoz
  • Warden, Andy Thielen
  • Recorder, Bryan McKrell
  • Treasurer, Dale Edwards
  • Advocate, Richard Cuttng
  • Inside Guard, Robert Perez
  • Outside Guard, Hector Garcia
  • Trustees – 3 year, Ricardo Saldana , 2 year, Matthew Lucien, 1 year Joe Miceli

Officers for 2013-2914