The Grand Knight for 2016-Present is: . You can contact the Knights by phone at (awaiting for information), or by email at b3chrbaker@acsalaska.net.

Archbishop Seghers Council 5011 was formed on August 20, 1960 at Immaculate Conception Church. The first member to sign the constitutional roll was the Bishop of the Fairbanks Diocese: Most Reverend Francis D. Gleason S.J. The Council thrived until a sudden decline in interest and eventual inactivation in 1972. Council 5011 was reactivated in May 1984 and has continued to grow since that time. The Council records prior to reactivation have not been recovered. A history of officers and projects from 1960 to 1972 is not available. The following is a list of Grand Knights since reactivation:

Thomas Malone 1984 -1988	James Wasdyke 1988-1991	Thomas Malone 1991-1992	Freddie Black 1992-1993
Frank Wooding 1993-1994	Jose Martinez 1994-1995	James Gardner 1995-1996	Robert Barnard 1996-1998
Bill Chrisman 1998-2001	James Taylor 2002	George Elliott Jr. 2003-2004	Frank McGilvary 2005-2007
Bill Chrisman 2008-2009	Ben Baker, 2009-present

Council #5011 currently includes the following Parishes: Immaculate Conception Church, Saint Mark's University Parish (Round Table), and Good Shepherd Parish (Fort Wainwright) (Round Table). We also sponsor/support : Pack and Troop # 38 of the Boy Scouts of America here in Fairbanks The Fairbanks regional KofC and Altar Servers Picnic each summer in late June.

Grand Knight: Ben Baker, _________; Chaplain: TBD; Deputy Grand Knight: Leslie Harvey, 479-7244; Secretary: Joseph E. Mower, 374-8098.

For Pro-Life Issues James & Ann Curro (Knights of Columbus State Pro-Life Couple), 349-3772 pbear1@gci.net.

Knights Line:

Updated information can be reached at the Knights Line at 456-KofC(5632). Messages can be left for information issues or prayer request.

Council Meetings:

Meetings are held 1st Tuesday with a Rosary at 7:00 P.M. and general membership meeting starting at 7:30 P.M. at ICC's Murphy Hall.

Officers Meetings:

Are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month with the same times listed above at the House of Prayer.

• Pro-Life materials from the Supreme Council.

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Most Recent updates

Pro-Life Date Posted Item 28 Sep 09 Urgent Action Requested: Please act immediately! Call, email or FAX members of the Senate Finance Committee, listed below, especially those from your home state, asking them to SUPPORT the Hatch and Enzi amendments regarding abortion prohibitions and conscience protection in the health care reform bill.

Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121, or call the local offices of your Representative and Senators. Full contact information can be found on Congressional members' websites at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov. Make contact as a constituent -- not as a Catholic Daughter.

Message: In the health care reform bill, vote for the Hatch and Enzi amendments prohibiting abortion coverage and protecting conscience.

Background: The Senate Finance Committee is debating health care reform this week and is considering more than 500 amendments. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Michael Enzi (R-WY) have submitted amendments to correct flaws on abortion and conscience rights.

1. Hatch Amendment #C14: Abortion Funding Prohibition. The bill authorizes federal tax credit subsidies for private health benefits packages that cover elective abortion. Everyone purchasing such a package would be required to pay a surcharge to help pay for others' abortions. This is contrary to longstanding federal policy, including the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program, where benefits packages with elective abortion may not receive federal support. Hatch Amendment #C14 prohibits federal funds authorized or appropriated in the bill from being used for abortion and the cost of plans that cover abortion, except to save the mother's life, or in cases of rape or incest. Insurers wanting to offer broader abortion coverage may do so only in a supplemental policy funded solely by the private premiums of those who choose to purchase it.

2. Hatch Amendment #C13: Nondiscrimination on Abortion. The bill lacks a provision in current law that prevents government bodies receiving federal funds from discriminating against health care providers who decline involvement in abortion (Weldon Amendment). Hatch Amendment #C13 states that a federal agency or program, or state or local government receiving federal funds under this Act, may not discriminate against individual or institutional health care providers that decline to perform, refer for, or pay for abortion. Identical language has already been approved as part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's version of the health care reform bill, H.R. 3200.

3. Enzi Amendment #C15: Respect for Moral and Religious Convictions. The bill does not apply longstanding federal policies on conscience rights in health care to this new program. Enzi Amendment #C15 ensures that governmental bodies receiving funds under this bill may not discriminate against health care providers who do not provide specific items or services to which they have a moral or religious objection. This amendment respects conscience and religious freedom beyond the abortion context.

Members of the Senate Finance Committee: Democrats Max Baucus, MT, John D. Rockefeller IV, WV Kent Conrad, ND Jeff Bingaman, NM John F. Kerry, MA Blanche L. Lincoln, AR Ron Wyden, OR Charles E. Schumer, NY Debbie Stabenow, MI Maria Cantwell, WA Bill Nelson, FL Robert Menendez, NJ Thomas Carper, DE Republicans Chuck Grassley, IA Orrin G. Hatch, UT Olympia J. Snowe, ME John Kyl, AZ Jim Bunning, KY Mike Crapo, ID Pat Roberts, KS John Ensign, NV Mike Enzi, WY John Cornyn, TX 23 Sep 09

• What is your Council doing for Respect Life Sunday?

1. Each Council is doing something different for Respect Life Sunday.
2. Council 9830, John A. Forsting in Eagle River, St Andrews Parish is doing a living Rosary The contact person is Deputy Grand Knight Marc Balnius, you can reach him at the Parish Office.
3. Council 11816, St Michael's, in Palmer, is distributing the Knights of Columbus/Catholic Daughters October ProLife Prayer Calendars, contact person is Fred Michels.
4. Council 12290, St Benedict's in Anchorage, is distributing the Knights of Columbus/Catholic Daughters October ProLife Prayer Calendars, and having a Parish 'Rosary for Life' video from EWTN shown at the Parish Hall. Contact persons are Jim and Ann Curro, 349-3772.
5. "Worldwide Rosary for the Unborn" will take place Friday, October 16th to Sunday, October 18th. Pray at least one Rosary a day to end Abortion.

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Christians throughout Anchorage, AK are invited to take part in the national 40 Days for Life effort from September 23 through November 1. In addition to 40 days of peaceful prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, please consider volunteering to pray outside of the Women's Clinic, 4100 Lake Otis Parkway, during the 40 days, and spread the word to others about this important life-saving effort. To get more information, or to volunteer to help, please contact: Sarah Hauer, 622-4817, sarahhauer11@yahoo.com All are welcome!

Please join us for the fall 40 Days for Life Kick-off Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Location: on the sidewalk in front of Alaska Women's Health Services, P.C. (4115 East Lake Otis Pkwy, on the east (mountain) side between the intersection of Tudor and Lake Otis and 36th Ave and Lake Otis)

Please RSVP to: Nikole @ tradcath@gmail.com, 244-5200

Please help us fill the first 2 weeks (Sept. 23 - Oct. 7) of the prayer vigil.

To sign up for an hour at the prayer vigil, go to: http://www.vigilcalendar.com/anchorage/login/login_page

For more information about 40 Days for Life contact: Christine @ cekurka@mtaonline.net, 306-3263 www.40daysforlife.com/anchorage.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 2010 BISON HUNT RAFFLE TICKETS are now available. This is a Guaranteed Bison hunt on horseback with three days food and lodging on a private ranch in Kodiak. The drawing will be held on April 30, 2010. Need not be present to win. Winner can choose $2,000.00 cash instead of the Bison Hunt. Tickets are $20.00 each. To purchase tickets, contact Pat Doogan 452-6029 or Randy Kinsey 460-0165.