Holyoke Veterans Home – Bingo & Pizza

A wonderful afternoon with our Vets at the Holyoke Veterans Home providing Bingo and Pizza.  Thanks to Commander Steve Charest, Will LeBrun, Tom Vyzga, John Hurley, Maxine & Alberto Matos and Tim Paige

100-Vets Bingo & Pizza

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Vets getting served. Tom Vyzga (back left)

Flags – Photos

Here are some photos from our Flag project

100-Building 1

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L-R - Jack Seaver, John Hurley, Will LeBrun - Completed Flag

Blessing of the Swords

What a beautiful ceremony and meal!

Many thanks to Stanley Ciukaj-District Master of Massachusetts for all his hard work putting together the First Annual Procession of Masters and Blessing of the Swords and Honor Guard Certifications on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at St. Mary’s Church in Ware.  Additional thanks to Ware Council 183 for the wonderful meal.  State Officials and many Honor Guard members from across the state were in attendance.

Upcoming Exemplification – June 4

Hello Sir Knights, please see below information about the upcoming exemplification: [embeddoc url=’https://awa4thdegree.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Masters AnnacmentExemp June 4 2023.pdf’]

Vocations Fund Raffle Winners

Monthly Raffle Winners

Francis Sheehan – February

Newsletter – May

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Flags

The third round of Wooden US Flag making is about to begin. The dates will be announced soon but we’re looking at Saturdays in September and October.  Stay tuned!

Location at 79 Old Sawmill Rd in Belchertown. Lunch will be served. Purchase order forms were sent as an email attachment. I ask for your support to sell or purchase an item. As a reminder, a portion of proceeds goes to the Holyoke Veterans Home and the remainder to new Honor Guard uniforms.

See some photos here

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Veterans Home Activities

 

VETERAN’S CORNER

Holyoke Soldiers Home, Holyoke, MA

We pray for our Veterans form this Coronavirus

2022-2023 Schedule

Aug. 13

BBQ 10:00AM

Jan.

No Activities  

Feb. 11

Pizza 1:30PM

Mar. 11

Bingo 1:30PM

Apr.15

Movie & Pop 1:30PM

May. 20

Bingo/Pizza 1:30PM

June 17

BBQ

10:00AM

Proposed Slate of Officiers for 2023 – 2024 Fraternal Year

 

FAITHFUL FRIAR REV. JEFFREY BALLOU 
FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR DR. DAVID KELLEY  
FAITHFUL CAPTAIN LEO MARINAK
FAITHFUL PILOT JOHN HURLEY   
FAITHFUL ADMIRAL WILL LEBRUN 
FAITHFUL COMPTROLLER STANLEY CIUKAJ  
FAITHFUL PURSER WILLIAM EDINGER
FAITHFUL SCRIBE JACOB BENNETT  
INSIDE SENTINEL PETE BRIANCESCO
OUTSIDE SENTINEL CARL SCHATTGEN
TRUSTEE 3YR ROBERT CHARTIER   
TRUSTEE 2YR TOM CZAPIENSKI  
TRUSTEE 1YR  JOSEPH KOSMAS