2015 IACK Convention
Dear Brothers,
I wish to give preliminary notice of the 2015 International Council meeting. The details to hand are:
Location: Pan Pacific Hotel, Perth, Australia
Date: Arrival: 5 September 2015. Departure 12 September 2015
News
New Supreme Knight in New Zealand
Bro Richard Harward has been elected as Supreme Knight of the Knights of the Southern Cross, New Zealand.
International Council Elections
I am pleased to announce the results of the recent elections as follows:
Elected as President of the Alliance for the Term 2013 to 2015- Brother David Huppatz.
Brother David is currently the Deputy President of the Alliance and a Past Supreme Knight of the Knights of the Southern Cross, Australia.
Elected as Deputy President of the Alliance for the Term 2013 to 2015 – Brother F. DeKarlos Blackmon.
Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney
All of us in the fraternal family of knights throughout the world owe a great debt of gratitude to Fr. McGivney because without his vision and strength of purpose none of the Orders in the Alliance would exist today. When he founded the Knights of Columbus in 1881 I am sure not even he was aware of the future international impact of his actions. Any new or existing Order seeking to join the International Alliance of Catholic Knights must show by its constitution and activities that it operates in conformity with the ethos and aspirations of Father McGivney. In 2008 Father McGivney was declared Venerable. The Cause for his Beatification is in progress.