Upcoming Events:

Every Friday in August -7:00am-7:00pm Blessed
   Sacrament Adoration.

Aug. 4th Columbian Squires 81st
   Anniversary (1925-2006)

August 5th-13th Knights of Columbus Family week. Council #9368 will celebrate Mass August 6th at 9:30 am. The week provides an opportunity to show our appreciation for our families. Our Order encourages us to take some time from our busy schedules and spend some time with family. Pray the Rosary together, have an old fashion dinner without the interruption of a TV or phone and simply enjoy family time. Reflect on the values of The Holy Family as they are our best examples of family unity. Their values included interdependence, sharing and mutual respect.

I personally recall many times that my family has had an opportunity to recall special moments from our past. The most memorable memories always include family. I encourage you to make special memories this week with your family. You will benefit from these moments in time in the months or years to come when you reminisce and think back to the year 2006 and enjoy a wonderful memory.

August 6th-Major Degree (2nd & 3rd)
   St. Anthony's Kyle, Texas

Aug. 12th 154th Anniversary of the Birth of
   Fr. Michael McGivney (1852)

Aug. 13th 116th Anniversary of the death
   of Fr. Michael McGiveny (1890)

Aug. 15th Feast of the Assumption

Aug. 26th Golf Tournament
   at "Golf Club Star Ranch"

Aug. 19th-20th Ministry Fair
   after each Mass

All members please participate after your designated mass. Let us share with the Saint William community who and what we are all about.

Express Follow Up from Greg Castro:

 

On a unseasonably cool night the brothers and family members of KC 9368 participated in the Knights of Columbus night at the Dell Diamond on July 25th. Approximately 60 members and families were present and we were able to christen the new gas grill which had a variety of foods from the regular hot dogs and burgers all the way to beef ribs and poppers. Deacon Richard's banana pudding stole the show once again as the popular dessert.

The game went into extra innings with the express losing in the twelfth. Thanks to all who participated and we look forward to the next time.

God Bless,

Victor Mendoza
Grand Knight
Chisholm Trail
Knights of Columbus Council 9368

ORDER EARNS HIGHEST RATINGS FROM
A.M. BEST, STANDARD & POOR'S

For the 31st consecutive year, the A. M. Best Co., has given the Knights of Columbus its highest rating, A++ (Superior).

A.M. Best is a worldwide insurance rating and information agency that issues in-depth reports and financial-strength ratings about insurance organizations. In its statement accompanying the "Superior" rating, A.M. Best said that it reflects the Knights' "long-established presence as a fraternal benefit society, a very strong market presence in the Catholic community enhanced by an extensive distribution network, membership growth, consistently positive aggregate statutory earnings, excellent persistency, a superior level of risk-adjusted capitalization, and a well-defined asset/liability management program."

The A.M. Best report notes that "the Order's level of risk-adjusted capitalization is superior, based on A.M. Best's Capital Adequacy Ratio, for its current business profile and investment risks, enhanced by its profitable operating results, high credit quality fixed-income portfolio, reduced levels of unaffiliated common stock, and strong asset/ liability management that has allowed the Knights of Columbus to maintain its competitive dividend scale over the long term."

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson welcomed the A.M. Best report, and said that "it reflects our extraordinary success at fulfilling a central part of our mission, established at our founding in 1882, of protecting Catholic families with life insurance."

For the 14th consecutive year, Standard & Poor's has given the Knights of Columbus its highest rating: AAA (Extremely Strong). Standard & Poor's is the financial industry's foremost independent rating bureau, providing investment, credit and risk analyses of institutions around the world. The Knights of Columbus is one of only four insurance providers in North America to receive the highest ratings from both Standard & Poor's and A.M. Best, as well as certification from the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association for ethical business practices.

In its 2006 report, Standard & Poor's singles out the Knights of Columbus' "strong capital," and its "very strong" competitive position and liquidity. It also cites the Knights "historically strong profitability," which it attributes to the insurer's record of "high persistency rates, favorable mortality experience, and strong investment returns." The Standard & Poor's report goes on to note that the Knights of Columbus is "successfully achieving its primary objective of providing members and their families with high-quality, low-cost insurance products. The [Order] focuses on membership growth and the distribution of fraternal benefits by engaging its members in charitable, educational, religious, and social endeavors in the community."

Father Michael J. McGivney's primary purpose in forming the Knights of Columbus was, "to render financial aid to its members and the beneficiaries of its members." The Order receiving the highest ratings demonstrates how we have lived up to Father McGivney's wishes. As your local Supreme representative, allow me the opportunity to help you and your family design a plan for protection using our custom-tailored needs analysis.
Please give me a call (512) 828-6859 or email me at Michael.regan@kofc.org.

Michael P. Regan
Field Agent
(512) 828-6859 Ofc.
(512) 215-4493 Fax.
Michael.regan@kofc.org