General Meetings: Tuesday - November 4th Tuesday - November 18th
Tuesday, December 2nd - Light Up for Christ - Guests Invited Join Us as We Join With Councils Around the Globe as Together We Light The Nativity Scene for The Christmas Season! Tuesday - December 16th
FUTURE EVENTS:
SUNDAY - December 7th 1-5 PM. Christmas Party at the Council! Call PGK Kevin Zaremba ASAP with Your Reservation
*NASSAU COUNTY CHAPTER PRESENTING TRIVIA NIGHT = AT LEVITTOWN HALL - NOVEMBER 15TH 6 PM
OUR ANNUAL CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST WITH SANTA! SUNDAY - DECEMBER 14TH - 9-NOON CALL PGK JOE INTERRANTE ASAP WITH YOUR RESERVATION!
PLEASE SEE THE LIST BELOW OF OUR OFFICERS FOR THE COLUMBIAN YEAR 2025/26:
YOUR HARTIGAN COUNCIL HAS STARTED A MONTHLY FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT. IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED BOTH BY OUR MEMBERS AND THE PARISH COMMUNITY! Our Next Family Movie Night will be Thursday, November 20th
Its Free and Includes Snacks!
OUR NEXT FEATURED FILM IS: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20th AT 7 PM
THANK YOU POPE LEO FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP!
RIP POPE FRANCIS
33,210 Days = 88 Years and 80 Days on Earth 12 years and 39 Days = 4,529 Days as Our Pope We Have Been Truly Blessed to have had the Love and Guidance of the Peoples’ Pope! R. I. P.
We Thank the College of Cardinals for their prayerful selection of our 267th Pope - Leo XIV!
BLOOD DRIVE!!!! YOU SAVED A LIFE! THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO DONATED THIS PAST JULY AT ST. MARTIN OF TOURS
Photos from our Annual Palm Sunday Breakfast with the Easter Bunny!
HARTIGAN LIFE IN THE RECENT PAST:
*What a wonderful evening held on Friday, October 3rd at the Hartigan House as many guests, brothers, their significant others as well as a number of dignitaries from the leadership of the K of C and our local State Senator Steve Rhoads and Councilman Tom Hand gathered together to honor our most recent Grand Knight , now Past Grand Knight - Jim Ward! Event Co-Chairs, PGK Joe Interrante and PGK Joe Brooks did an outstanding job in coordinating the event along with PGK and House Chair Kevin Zaremba. The one theme that was most significantly recognized throughout the evening was the tremendous character of Jim Ward! A true gentleman who volunteered to step into this demanding role and did an outstanding three years in providing great leadership. Jim's ability to lead by example and by sincere appreciation of others was a dominant trait shared by many throughout the evening. Thank You PGK Jim as well as your loving wife Peggy and children for giving so much of yourself to all of us! …………………………………….. *October 9th was NFL Football Night at the Council! The Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in a Great Game. A lot of cheering went on that evening! Next time, you are very welcome to join us! DGK Sean Zaremba did a masterful job in arranging this - all for only $25 PP and it included hot and cold food, beer, wine and soda! …………………………………….. * October 17th - OKTOBERFEST AT THE COUNCIL! - Was Cancelled. Please Support Your Council and attend these events. They are meant for members and their guests. Thanks to PGK Kevin Zaremba for the hard work in his attempts to arrange this. …………………………………….. * October 18th - was our Council Family Movie Night - with the showing of MOTHER TERESA - As usual, it included Free Admission and Free Snacks! …………………………………….. * October 22nd - The Nassau Knights held their Golf Outing and Awards Dinner at Harbor Links Golf Club in Port Washington. The Nassau Knights Honored our Chaplain and Pastor of St. Martins, Fr. Chris Costigan & Fr. Bret Stockdale for their dedication and service to our order. …………………………………….. * Sunday, October 5th, our Council supported the 5th Annual Long Island Yoga - We Care Fundraiser at the Hartigan House with 100% of the proceeds going to support Breast Cancer Patients! …………………………………….. * A Great Gathering for our 300 CLUB LUNCHEON was held at the Hartigan House on Sunday, September 21st. Congratulations to all of our Winners! …………………………………….. It was a Hippity-Hoppity Fun Filled Easter Bunny Breakfast at Our Annual Palm Sunday Breakfast with the Easter Bunny held on April 13th at Our Council! The eggs were filled with Easter Joy as well as treats and a lot of fun filled laughter of children, which included a special visit by the Easter Bunny! A great deal of thanks to our PGK Joe Interrante for once again hosting a wonderful family event! …………………………………….. Lots of Fun, Food and Festivities at our Annual Super Bowl Party on February 9th as we watched the Eagles take over the Lombardi Championship! Guests were involved throughout the course of the day, highlighted by the delicious spread that helped cheer the fans on! Super Thanks and definitely no penalties are extended to our PGK and Caterer Kevin Zaremba! (Kudo's to PGK Bob Pintucci for catching the trick error in last months website!) ............................................................
Our Annual Christmas Party was held on Saturday, December 14th. Members and Friends were rewarded with a delicious dinner, a wide variety of liquid refreshments and relaxing, most enjoyable music! Thank you once again to our PGK and Caterer Kevin Zaremba! ............................................................
Great planning and hosting of our Annual Breakfast with Santa held on Sunday, Deember 8th by PGK Joe Interrante! Special thanks to all of Joe's elves and our own Santa who left a most heartwarming impression on all of the children. ............................................................
Thanks to all members and their guests who came to our Annual Light Up For Christ Nativity Lighting on Tuesday, December 3rd! It was a Great Turnout as our members in force demonstrate the true Reason for the Season! ............................................................ A HUGE THANK YOU to: Our Fellow Knights, Students and Families of Central Boulevard School and St, Martin de Porres School and Dr. Berg for donating, collecting and distributing multiple car and truck loads of food for local residents in need over Thanksgiving! A special thanks to Brother Ken Kelly for all of his hard work in organizing this event and to PGK Ray Haller for coordinating the efforts at St. Martin de Porres School. We thank you all for your time and efforts as well as all those organizations who held food drives to help our neighbors in our community enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving! Please see photos on a separate page. ............................................................
Our Oktoberfestat The Hartigan House was a HIT! Everyone in attendance will agree. Held on Friday evening, October 25th from 7PM to 11 PM, for only $40 Per Person, all enjoyed a delicious Oktoberfest meal including special Bier (Beer) and other refreshments! It was a wonderful celebration of a great German Holiday! Thanks for our Catering Manager, PGK Kevin Zaremba for setting up a memorable evening! (A Special Thank you to our Brother Knight Scott Vodvarka for creating our flyer)
....................................................................... At our meeting of Tuesday, October 15th we had a very special guest speaker - Deacon Ron Lacsa from St. Martin's Parish! Deacon Ron proceeded to give a most inspiring talk about the Eucharist, which included heartwarming stories about heroic references to the saving of the Host during difficult times. He related those stories to what it is like today to be a practicing Catholic. Thank You Deacon Ron, it is very much appreciated! --------------------------------------------------------------- On Friday, September 27th - We had Couples Night at The Council's Jack McKeon Lounge at 7 PM. It was a Grand Time! Lots of laughs and good food and drink. Everyone had a ball and looking forward to the next get together! Thanks to our Hall Manager, PGK Kevin Zaremba for arranging such a wonderful evening. ---------------------------------------------------------------
On Sunday - September 22 - many of our 300 Club ticket holders enjoyed a delicious catered luncheon at our Council . A hoghlight of the fun filled afternoon, was the drawing of four more lucky winners, including our Grand Prize Winner of $1000. Much thanks and appreciation to our 300 Club Chairman John McCarthy _____________________________________________ A Heartfelt thank you to PGK Joe Brooks and PGK Joe Interrante for organizing our Annual Memorial Mass at St. Martin's for Deceased Members - followed by Brunch at our Council at 10 AM on Saturday, September 14th. Please see photos below: ---------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks to PGK Bob DeRosa and PGK Steve DeRosa for organizing our recent Cigar Night at the Council on Friday, September 13th - In Support of St. Martin's 100th Anniversary Year
--------------------------------------------------------------- Congratulations and Thank You to all the Members of GK Jim Ward’s Board who won re-election and agreed to serve another year in service to our members! A Very Special Note of Appreciation to our Grand Knight for serving a third year. A thank you to all of our members as well as some of our spouses for attending the Installation of Officers Ceremony on Tuesday, September 3rd at 8PM.
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Thank you to all of Knights who came out to help out on Friday - August 23rd - for the Annual St. Martin's Parish Block Party - Our Council supplied and cooked the burgers and dogs, as well as the salads. .................................................... All those who came to the Council to Enjoy our Annual Palm Sunday Easter Bunny Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt had a Wonderful Time, which culminated with a special visit by the Easter Bunny himself! ----------------------------------------------------------------------
TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 27, 2024
WAS A SPECIAL EVENING AT THE HARTIGAN HOUSE FOR A SPRING TRAINING YANKEES AND METS 2024 PREVIEW AND PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS SESSION! ALL WERE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS FREE EVENT - MEN AND WOMEN, MEMBERS AND NON MEMBERS, AS WE HOSTED ED RANDALL, TV AND RADIO PERSONALITY AND BASEBALL FAN EXTROADINARE! SPECIAL GUEST WAS DR. CORCORAN FROM NYU LANGONE WHO DISCUSSED THE LATEST UPDATES IN PROSTATE CANCER AND THE NEED TO BE TESTED IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES.
What A Great Time at Our SUPERBOWL PARTY at YOUR COUNCIL! SUPER BOWL LVIII SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 11th. Thanks to PGK KEVIN ZAREMBA FOR an Outstanding Job!