The Potomac Assembly

The Potomac Assembly # 2204 is made of 4^th degree knights from the following three Councils: 

• Fitzgerald Council # 459.   Grand Knight is SK Christian Stech Jr

• Mount Vernon Council # 5998    Grand Knight SK Laurence Socci

• Fort Belvoir Council # 11170   Grand Knight is SK Kevin Palgutt.

The Potomac Assembly # 2204 was founded 06/01/1990.   The regular meetings are held at 8 PM at the Mount Vernon Council on the 4^th Monday of each month except for the months of  May and December when the meetings are moved to the 3^rd Monday of the month due to the major holidays of  Memorial Day & Christmas.

 The District email address for the Assembly is:  FN2204@vakofc.org

 The Potomac Assembly is under the leadership of the Virginia District Master, Richard “Richie” Head.  The Virginia District is part of the Calvert Province which covers Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia for the Knights  of Columbus Fourth Degree Members.

The Fourth Degree was established on February 22, 1900, on the principle of patriotism - love for and devotion to one's country. The Fourth Degree Knights focus the majority of their activities on this principle. The Fourth Degree is an important part of the Knights of Columbus Catholic, family, fraternal, service organization.

The Calvert Province is one of the original 6 provinces established by the Knights of Columbus. It originally included New York and New Jersey. The province was named for the Calvert Family (Lord Baltimore) that formed the state of Maryland. There have been 15 Vice Supreme Masters of the Calvert Province.  The highest officer is the Supreme Master, chosen by the Order’s Board of Directors

Links:

Supreme Council link to the 4th Degree

Lynch & Kelly (3rd and 4th Degree Supplies)

The English Company (3rd and 4th Degree Supplies)

Wikipedia Page on Knights of Columbus & 4th Degree