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Charter Presentation |
We
are finally planning to hold our
"Charter Presentation Dinner" on
Sunday 9-7-08. We have reserved
Goggin Hall between the hours of
1:00pm and 10:00pm, and have
tentatively set the time for
4:00pm but want to make sure all
of you could attend and need to
hear back from all of you if
this time works.
Read the details >
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Officers:
Deputy Chief Squire
Jimmy Maguire
Notary
Sean McPhillips
Father Prior
Fr. John McCartney
Chief Counselor
Sir Francis Scotti
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Squires Emblem
The
Squires Emblem contains the same
colors as the Third Degree Emblem.
The yellow Circle is reprehensive of
the organization to which the
Squires belong called a Cycle.
The words around the cycle, "Esto
Dignus" are Latin for "Be Worthy"
 The
Cross located in the center
background is the Maltese Cross and
is symbolic of the fact the Christ
should be at the center of our
lives.
At the
center of cross is the letter
"K" which stands for the word
"Knight" the organization the
sponsors the Squires.
Columbian Squires Cycles must be
associated a Council. The
large "C" and "S" stand for the
words "Columbian Squires."
The S,
C, P, and I Stand for the following:
S is for Spiritual Growth, C is for
Citizenship, P is for Physical
Development and I is for
Intellection Development.
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Columbian Squires:
As
reported in the
Wikipedia, the free on-line
encyclopedia.
Research the Columbian Squires, its
History and Organization.
This
is Interesting reading. |
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You can
contact me via email
superman225@gmail.com or by calling my
house at
631-462-6177.
Karl Appel, Chief Squire
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Squires
History |
The Squires were
established under
the direction of
Brother
Barnabas McDonald,
F.S.C., on
August 4,
1925. At that
time there was a
national interest in
youth in the
United States,
as reflected by the
development of the
Boy Scouts of
America and the
Big Brother
movement.
The Boy Movement
Committee of the
Supreme Council of
the Knights of
Columbus sent
questionnaires to
each Grand Knight
and after receiving
the responses met
with Brother
Barnabas. Brother
Barnabus had gained
a national
reputation for his
pioneering work with
delinquents and
orphans.
According to Brother
Barnabas, “The
supreme purpose of
the Columbian
Squires is character
building.” Squires
have fun and share
their Catholic
faith, help people
in need, and enjoy
the company of
friends in social,
family, athletic,
cultural, civic and
spiritual
activities. Through
their local circle,
Squires work and
socialize as a group
of friends, elect
their own officers,
and develop into
Catholic leaders.
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Squires
Organization |
Each Circle is
supervised by a
Knights of Columbus
Council or Assembly
and has an advisory
board made up of
either the Grand
Knight, the Deputy
Grand Knight and
Chaplain or the
Faithful Navigator,
the Faithful
Captain and
Faithful Friar.
Circles are either
Council based,
parish based, or
school based,
depending on the
location of the
circle and the
Knight counselors.
The Squires officers
consist of Chief
Squire, Deputy Chief
Squire, Bursar
Squire, Notary
Squire, Marshall,
Arm Captain and Pole
Captain. Adults
(members of the
Knights of Columbus)
fill the roles of
Chief Counselor,
Chancellor and
Father Prior.
The 5000th Squires
Circle was recently
instituted at St.
Mary's Catholic High
School in
Phoenix,
Arizona. Squires
circles have been
instituted
throughout the
United States,
Canada,
Mexico, the
Philippines,
Cuba,
Panama,
Guatemala,
Puerto Rico, the
Bahamas, the
Virgin Islands
and
Guam.
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