Bishop Alfred Schlert, center, meets with members of the Knights of Columbus who presented donations to the Bishop during a Sept. 6 morning meeting at the Diocesan Chancery, Allentown. Pictured are, from left: Jim Szoszorek, program chairman; John Hoolick, general agent; Father Gregory D’Emma, state chaplain; Father Christopher Butera, Diocesan director of seminarian formation; Mark Jago, state deputy; John Fitzpatrick, state finance board; John Philapavage, master, fourth degree; Jim Mueller, fourth degree trustee; and George Halcovage, education board. (Photos by John Simitz)
Members of the Knights of Columbus presented Bishop Alfred Schlert with two checks.
A check for a $2,310.63 came from the Knights of Columbus Christopher Fund for the Bishop’s charitable donations. Bishop Schlert directed that half of the Christopher Fund check be directed toward the Retirement Fund for Diocesan priests and the other half directed toward the Carmelite Monastery of St. Theresa, Coopersburg.
A $1,580 check from the Knights of Columbus Label Program for promoting vocations in the Diocese was also presented to Bishop Schlert.
