NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Quasquicentennial Celebration and New Exemplification attended by SK Randy Davis of Assembly 2506
 

Happy Quasquicentennial Anniversary of the Fourth Degrees of the Knights of Columbus! One hundred twenty-five years of Patriotism has led to this grand celebration and a new format for the Exemplification of Patriotism. 

Our brother Sir Knight Randy Davis attended the Quasquicentennial celebrations and exemplification at St. Patrick Cathedral in New York City today, February 22, 2025, not far from where the first members of the Fourth Degree were exemplified in the same city on February 22, 1900. He has shared photos now available to view in the photo gallery. With this Exemplification complete, family and friends are now welcome to attend the renewed Exemplification of Patriotism. 

Here's to another 125 years and more to come in the future of the Knights of Columbus. 

Changing of the Guard: Please Welcome the New Color Corps Commander for Mother Teresa Assembly 2506
 

Greetings Brother SK’s:

After several years of dedicated service as Mother Teresa Assembly 2506 Color Corps Commander, SK Bob Fries is passing the Color Corps lead.  It is with great appreciation and a humble honor to accept the charge of Assembly 2506 Color Corps from Bob, who has facilitated a seamless transition.  The assembly color corps and I will continue to support the district and state honor guard events to the best of our ability.  We are proud to be an integral part of the Color Guard Fraternity.

VIVAT JESUS!

CCC Frank Cachero, PFN
Mother Teresa Assembly 2506
frankcachero12@gmail.com

This article was first published by the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree 3rd Texas District at https://kofcntxpatriotic.org/news/new-ccc-for-mother-teresa-assembly-2506/ after an emailed announcement by SK Frank Cachero, PFN.

Mother Teresa Assembly Provide Honor Guard at Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Anthony
 

Mother Teresa Assembly Color Corps provided Honor Guard service to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe at her Feast earlier this evening, December 12, 2024, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Wylie. Service was celebrated by Fr. Francisco Orozco, assisted by Deacons Federico Márquez and Greg Hawley.

This celebration coincided with countless other Color Corps Members throughout the United States and Canada, especially in Texas and Oklahoma, designated as the Our Lady of Guadalupe Province of the Fourth Degree. The Honor Guard at St. Anthony Catholic Church's evening service included S.K. Bob Fries, who is retiring as Color Corps Commander this year after many years of service to our Assembly in this position. The assembly offers its thanks and congratulations for Bob's continued Charity to serve, his Fraternity with his Brother Knights, his Unity with his Council and Assembly, and his Patriotism for the United States.

Pictured from left to right: SK Patrick Fletcher, PFN from Fr. Abram J. Ryan Assembly 1087; SK Bob Fries, PFN; SK Felix Ogbeide, FN; SK Don Vinson, FN of Alfred Nicolas Assembly 2139; SK Doug Tillett, Color Corps Commander of John Paul II Assembly 3553; and S.K. Frank Cachero, the new Color Corps Commander of Mother Teresa Assembly 2506.

If you would like to participate in the Color Corps, please use the Officers link on the left side of the page to email the Faithful Navigator or email the webmaster from the home page.

--by S.K. Robert Finley, PCS, Webmaster and Faithful Comptroller

From the desk of the Supreme Master: Update on Fourth Degree Uniform Cost
 

Worthy Sir Knights & Brothers,

In 2019, the Order entered an agreement with The Supply Room (TSR) in Oxford, Alabama, to serve as the sole manufacturer of the official Fourth Degree uniform. Per the current licensing agreement and the requirements of the Supreme Board of Directors, the manufacturing, production, and sale of the uniform is required to undergo a request for proposal (RFP) every five years.

After reviewing RFPs from TSR and another manufacturer, the Order chose to remain with TSR for an additional three years. Under the new agreement, the cost of the uniform increased from $449 to $475. This new cost took effect September 1, 2024. The new price is less than the price quoted in the other RFP that the Order received and is below the inflation rate from 2019 to 2024.

Uniforms can be purchased online by visiting kofcuniform.com. I encourage you to avail yourself of that opportunity, especially ahead of the 125th Anniversary of the Fourth Degree on February 22, 2025.

Thank you for your continued service to our Order, especially to the Fourth Degree!

Purchase the Uniform

Vivat Jesus!

Michael McCusker
Supreme Master

Edited for grammatical tense after the effective date by S.K. Robert Finley, Webmaster

SK Deacon Jack Hopkins honored with Color Corps at Funeral at Sacred Heart Cemetery
 

The Color Corps participated in the burial of S.K. Deacon +Jack Hopkins, a veteran of the U.S. Military, who passed away on June 3rd, 2024, at 80 years old. The Honor Guard remained with the body lying in-state on June 7, Color Guard and Honor Guard rendered service on June 8 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and at the parish Cemetery for his internment. An engraved memorial Chalice was donated to the parish by the Assembly. The Color Guard bid our departed brother peaceful rest with the playing of Taps by SK Rick Guzman, Faithful Admiral on trumpet, in lieu of the shortage of a military bugler.