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Knights of St Columba PORTSMOUTH PROVINCE (14) THE BULLETIN July 2009

NEWS FROM THE COUNCILS

Dear Reverend Fathers Brothers The Supreme Knight and the Board of Directors say that they are very pleased to report the continuing efforts by Councils across the country to recruit new members into the Order, which is having great results, they are pleased to report that Dearne Valley Council (538) has been re-erected in Barnsley, it was officially erected on Saturday August 8th in Corpus Christi Parish of Wombwell, at the 5.30 pm Mass. There was a Full Knighthood Ceremony held, and Brother Bertie Grogan, the Deputy Supreme Knight & Director for Membership and Development, installed the Council Grand Knight, Brother Neil McKay and the other Council Officers. Congratulations to the New GK and all the Council members. The erection of this Council was the result of a lot of hard work on recruitment by the Brothers of Provincial Council (5) Leeds, and was spearheaded by the PGK Brother Terry Conneely, and his team, the average age range of the new Council members is from 38 years to 43 years. The Order expects great things from this Council!! Recruitment by Councils of Province 14 is continuing, we hope to give a report of all results of Council recruitment drives in future bulletins. A major effort will be made by Eastleigh Council (393) to recruit in Winchester and surrounding parishes of Oliver’s Battery and Alresford and Stockbridge; All Council GKs have been asked to assist in this campaign and they should have the details of the venues with the dates and times of the Masses. The National Action Plan 2009 Booklet. At a Board meeting in January 2007 a decision was taken that at the PGK/BOD meeting in April 2007, the Membership Committee would organise a Workshop to look at the whole issue of Recruitment, Retention and Reclamation. All PGKs present at the meeting signed up to it with enthusiasm. As a result of this Workshop, a national action plan booklet has been produced which contains a factual account of events and procedures from that moment, right up to the present and is ongoing into the future; it will include every brother in the Order. The first module has been included in this month's Head Office mail shot, and we are asked to read and discuss it. Fraternal Regards, Pat O’Donovan (Provincial Membership & Development Officer)

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