For information regarding participation in Holy Guardian Angels

 Council 14847 Knights of Columbus please click the link below

 or contact :  kofc14847web@gmail.com

Due to our extremely successful past sales, our council will again be selling Capt'n Chucky's Famous "Smith Island" Crab Cakes as a fundraiser in conjunction with the 2012 LENTEN season.  

Crab with an Attitude! - Voted Best of the Main Line by "Main Line Today Magazine" - Voted "Best Crab Cake" and "Best Seafood" by "Town Talk" - Voted "Best Crab Cake" by "Main Line Life"

We just completed our first delivery on 2/17/12, and will have 2 additional delivery dates on 3/16/12 and 3/30/12.  We've added some exciting new items this time around so try them out.  We've added Crab Critters which is an appetizer and also Maryland Crab Soup.  And we have also made some package deals available.  You can click on the crab to the left for a printable order form.

2011 ELECTIONS and OFFICER INSTALLATION

Recently, at our General Business meeting held on Wednesday June 1, 2011, our council held elections of council officers for the 2011/2012 fraternal year.   In conjunction with these elections, our Officer Installation ceremony was subsequently held on Wednesday July 20, 2011.  This officer installation was held in Holy Guardian Angels Chapel and was officiated by District 28 Deputy Joe Pascuzzi and our Council 14847 Chaplain - Reverend Monsignor Dennis T. Hartgen, VF.  This ceremony was followed by a small reception in the Rectory Center meeting room.  The newly elected officers for Council 14847 are:

9/12/11 - Deputy Grand Knight Chris Polk has officially resigned his position as DGK of Council 14847.  We are looking for any Knight who desires to step up into this leadership position. In addition, we are also in need of an Outside Guard as indicated above, and a Programs Director.  If you are interested in stepping into any of these positions please contact any of the current officers of HGA Council 14847.

NEW COUNCIL  MEMBERS

We would like to welcome our 3 newest members to Holy Guardian Angels Knights of Columbus Council 14847. These new members attained their 1st Degree on Sunday June 12, 2011 at an exemplification ceremony held in our meeting room in the Holy Guardian Angels Rectory Center.  Our new members are:

David Howk, James Harper III & Dr. Philip Baney

FIRST DEGREE TEAM PRACTICE and PROGRESS

Our council's First Degree Team had their organizational meeting and first rehearsal in April 2011. We have made great progress and we are hoping to be certified to run our first exemplification in the fall.  As a side note, our council hosted our first exemplification in the HGA Rectory Center meeting room on June 12, 2011.  Our First Degree Team was supposed to run this ceremony, however, we were not able to be certified in time.  The exemplification ceremony instead was run by Reading Council 793.  Because his son was to receive his first degree, James Harper Jr. (Grand Knight for Council 14847's First Degree Team) received permission to serve as the ceremonial Grand Knight for this exemplification.

UPDATE  September 14, 2011 - Our previously announced First Degree ceremony scheduled for Sunday September 25, 2011 has been postponed.  Please check back to this site for more details about the re-scheduled date.

ANNIVERSARY MASS and MEMBERSHIP BLITZ

UPDATE - During the weekend of September 3 and 4, 2011 we held a Membership Blitz at HGA during all masses on this weekend.  KofC Council 14847 informational pamphlets were handed out to ALL gentlemen as they exited the church from each mass.

On Sunday September 18, 2011 during the 10:00am mass at Holy Guardian Angels, we celebrated the 2nd Anniversary of our charter as HGA Council 14847 Knights of Columbus.  We had 18 or so Knights and their families participate.  Thanks to ALL of those that attended.

Additionally, on Tuesday evening September 20, 2011 we held an "Open House" for any gentlemen that wanted to receive additional information about the Knights of Columbus and our council in particular.  We had modest response but overall the "Open House" went well.

CHANCE of a LIFETIME PROGRAM (COAL Program)

COAL tickets for 2011 have been distributed to ALL council members.  These tickets were included in the "Membership Packet" that was distributed in August.  This program is a fundraiser run by the PA State Knights of Columbus and is a statewide program. The money earned from this program is used to provide scholarships for the sons and daughters of our brother knights.  To be eligible, the sponsoring council must sell or buy a minimum of 50 books.  Don't deprive our children of the opportunity to apply for a $3000.00 State Council Scholarship.  All children of active knights are eligible to apply for one of these scholarships.  Tickets are sold in books of 8 for $6.00 per book.  There are a total of 16 prizes valued at over $60,000.00.  The drawing will be held on December 8, 2011 at 8:00pm.  A complete list of available prizes is shown below: