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Thursday, December 31, 2020
State Council Information
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Membership Memo - 6/27/18
We gained 10 more members today. Our June intake is now 123, the 2nd best June in 5 years, and we’re not done yet!. We now have 957 new Brother Knights so far this year, and have exceeded our Gross intake target by 7 members! Congratulations to all! We lost 1 member today and still need 17 to reach our Net intake goal.
13 Councils appear to be Star-Eligible, including SP-7 reports and Safe Environment. 5 more have met membership and insurance goals and need forms or Safe Environment. 20 Councils have met membership goals and need insurance. 6 Councils have met insurance and need membership. A few more are close on both.
Please encourage your DDs to press on for a strong finish and deliver on their Council’s “convention roll-call” commitments. We are nowhere close to the commitments made at the convention. We need more members than we recruited last year in June to make our goal, and we still need 17 Star Councils. There is still time to recruit and hold a degree.
I am unsure how many outstanding Form 100’s are still in the mill, but there were degrees reported as recently as yesterday. We have been told that all Form 100s must be in the hands of Supreme by 9:00am Saturday June 30, so make sure your councils file on time! Please follow up with your DDs to make sure all form 100s are filed ASAP. It would be great of some more councils could reach their goals. Remember, host Councils will receive a $25 Visa gift card for any Admission degree held in June based on form 450s submitted to Supreme.
The Safe Environment columns on the Stardom charts are current as of 6/25. Grand Knights can no longer appoint themselves as Youth Director and file for a background check. However if they had submitted an updated form 365 by 4:00pm Eastern on June 21, they should still be able to complete their background check.
76 SP-7s are still missing. That’s too many! Have your DDs remind their councils to submit SP-7 forms (Columbian Award) as soon as possible.
Keep up the good work, and we’ll reach our goals. We always finish strong and we are doing it this year too!
Intake
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Goal
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Actual
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Need
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% of Goal
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950
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957
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-7
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100.74%
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Position =
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12
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out of 75
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Net
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Goal
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Actual
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Need
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% of Goal
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630
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613
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17
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97.30%
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Position =
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22
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out of 75
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Net/Net
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Goal
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Actual
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Need
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% of Goal
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285
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388
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-103
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136.14%
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Position =
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17
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out of 75
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Kevin McCarthy
State Membership Director, State Warden Elect
Arizona State Council
Knights of Columbus
Cell: (602) 684-81250.
State Membership Director, State Warden Elect
Arizona State Council
Knights of Columbus
Cell: (602) 684-81250.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
State Deputy Message - June 28, 2018
May 27, 2018
Brothers,
As this will be my
last general message as Arizona State Deputy I want to thank each of you and
your members for the dedication to our Order, our Bishops, our Priests, our
Parishes and each other.
It has been a true
honor to have had the privilege to serve you as State Deputy these last two
years. Brenda and I had the opportunity
to travel to many parishes and meet fantastic Knights and their families. Many of you may not have a full appreciation
of the good you are doing in your communities.
Many times, people would come to us after a Mass, during an event or
just see us and tell us of the true Catholic Gentlemen we have in our Order.
Often these people were not family members of Knights but just a member of the
Parish or the community that wanted to tell us of your good deeds. We were proud to thank them on behalf of you
and the Order.
By now you may have
seen the message that came out this morning.
Arizona passed our Supreme Knight’s goal for new members. Congratulations and thank you. I received messages of support and
congratulations from two members of the Supreme staff and 5 other State
Deputies. We do watch and cheer for each
other across our Order.
We are not yet
done. We still have a few days left to
bring in that last one or two members.
If you can’t make this happen, offer men the path through online, or
E-membership. They become brother
Knights and can then complete their Admission Degree and transfer to your
Councils later this summer.
We have until 9:00
AM on Saturday June 30th to submit Form 100’s for new members, work
with our Field agents to purchase Annuities to reach our Insurance goals, and
to submit our forms.
I cannot emphasize
enough the need for every Council to send in the SP-7 Columbian Award
Application. On the form it shows the
deadline as June 30. For this form, that
means that it must be at Supreme on June 30th or before. Remember, our deadline is 9:00 AM on June 30,
2018. Please send the form in on
Thursday or early Friday. Even if your
Council only did one project or event the entire year, submit the form.
Just as I am saying
goodbye to you as State Deputy we also say goodbye to “Surge with
Service”. This program model has been in
use for as long as many of us can remember.
It served Councils very well and gave us a road map for successful
programs.
At this weekend’s
State Organizational meeting for the 218-19 Fraternal Year our incoming State
Deputy Tom Kalisz and his team will provide detailed information to your
District Deputies about “Faith in Action”.
I am excited about this new format.
Many or our beloved programs are still here but they might be located
under a new heading. This also helps us
move back to our founding principles, support of our Parishes and growth in our
Faith. We all know of Council, and even
some State Programs that have run their course.
Now is the perfect time to let those rest and try something new. I am confident this will bring excitement and
new members into your Councils.
On Holy Thursday I
was contacted by Fr. Paul Sullivan, Vocations Director for the Diocese of
Phoenix. Fr. Sullivan was not asking for
money. He was asking the Knights of
Columbus do what we do best, to Serve.
He wanted our commitment early on, so they could go forward with
planning an event. Phoenix will be
hosting the National Vocation Director Conference in September 2018. We have been asked to provide rides for
Priests and others arriving from the airport to the host hotel. That’s it.
Fr. Sullivan will be getting assistance in the planning from the
Vocations Directors from both the Diocese of Tucson and the Diocese of
Gallop. Priests are expected from across
the United States and Canada with others coming from further away to attend.
State Retention
Chairman Len Rheaume has agreed to chair this effort and State Deputy Elect Tom
Kalisz has included this in his programs for next year. Keep an eye out for more details but let your
members know now to save some time beginning Friday September 14th
to Tuesday September 18th. If
they can only make one pickup it will be helpful The Arizona Knights can show the rest of the
Country true hospitality and service to our Priests.
I will still be
around. As Immediate Past State Deputy I
plan to make myself available to State Deputy Tom Kalisz and serve him along
with our other State Officers. Our
Corporate Charter for the Arizona Knights of Columbus Charity Inc designates
the Immediate Past State Deputy as President of the Charity. I will be working with the other Board
members to complete our procedures and implement practices that bring us even
more in line with our mission. PSDs
Bryant Sayers and Larry Becker laid a solid foundation for our 501c3 Charity so
now is the time to slowly build upon that base.
On behalf of my
wife Brenda an myself I want to say thank you for allowing us to serve. We will
continue to keep you and your work for our Faith in our Prayers.
Vivat Jesus,
Sean Halpain
State Deputy
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
2018 Organization Meeting
Brother
Knights,
The
Arizona Knights of Columbus State Officers would like to invite all brother knights
to attend the 2018 Organization Meeting to be held June 28-29, 2018 at Our Lady
of Czestochowa Parish in Phoenix.
The
agenda is:
Host: Our Lady of Czestochowa Council 14185
2828 W Country Gables Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85053
Date: June 29- July 1, 2018
Friday June 29 - District Deputies and State Officers
Saturday, June 30 - District Deputies and State Officers along with all Third Degree Brother Knights!
NEW - Grand Knight and Council Officer Training
NEW - Financial Secretary Training
Sunday, July 1 - District Deputies and State Officers
Click here for Registration Form
Here is the Link to the hotel:
Hotel Name:
Hotel Address:
2536 West Beryl Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85021
Phone Number:
602-674-8900
Rates are $79/night for a single room
https://homewoodsuites.hilton.com/en/hw/groups/personalized/P/PHXPRHW-KOC-20180629/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Group Name:
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Arizona Knights of Columbus
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Group Code:
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KOC
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Check-in:
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29-JUN-2018
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Check-out:
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01-JUL-2018
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Council 1229 San Francisco de Asis
Monday, June 04, 2018
Program Message - June 2018
Worthy District Deputies and Grand Knights,
We are only weeks away from completing the Fraternal Year. Please do not delay in submitting your SP-7 so that your Council's can receive the recognition they deserve for all of their hard work. The attached newsletter has the info need to insure your SP-7 is filled out correctly. In addition it contains information on applying for the Domestic Church participation award and news about the State's ultrasound initiative.
Vivat Jesus!
Friday, June 01, 2018
State Deputy Message - June 2018
June 1, 2018
Brothers,
I hope each of you
had a relaxing Memorial Day Weekend. To
those members of our Patriotic Degree that participated in Color Corps callouts
at the Catholic Cemeteries throughout the State I say thank you. I have always
found it very rewarding and humbling to be part of the Mass and events to honor
not only members of our Armed Forces who gave of themselves for us to enjoy the
freedoms we hold precious, but also those that served and were able to return
home.
As we begin our final
month of this Fraternal Year it is now time to follow through and complete our
Programs, bring in those men who have been hesitant, find all the Form 100’s
and submit them. Sandbagging until July
not only hurts the Order and your Council, it could have catastrophic impact on
the members family should an accident happen.
If Supreme has not recorded the Form 100, the Accidental Death Policy
that each member receives for just paying his dues does not go into effect.
Speaking of Programs
don’t wait until the end of June to submit your SP-7 form. Submit it now. If you still have 1 or 2 programs that won’t
finish until late in the month go ahead and list it now and submit the
form. Supreme staff has told State
Deputies to encourage this. Their
attitude is that if the program is listed they are sure that Catholic Gentlemen
will complete the program already reported.
Now is the time to
think about what is left to do to qualify for Columbian, Founders, McGivney and
Star Council Awards. For those that tell
me they don’t do it for the awards I remind them that the Award lets
current and future members, along with the
Pastor and Parish Community, know that you are active and relevant to the
Church.
Many Councils are
very close to several of these awards.
All of these begin with our members, and the more active members we have
the more we can do. Go ahead and bring
in the new guys now. If you don’t have a
degree team or there is not once close by, use the DVD. Remember to notify your DD that you conducted
a Degree, so the Form 450 can be sent to Supreme, and send in the Form 100.
If prospects are
still unsure, suggest they join by E-Membership. They will be Knights and then
only need to complete their Admission degree and transfer to your Council. When
they do this, you still get credit for a new member.
Our Field agents are
working to assist those Councils that need Insurance members to reach Star
Council status. It is still the
responsibility of our Grand Knights and Financial Secretaries to promote our
Insurance benefits.
Not wanting to look
beyond this year until we complete our work, we still need to make plans for
the upcoming State Organizational meeting.
Our State Deputy Elect Tom Kalisz is planning to offer additional
training for Grand Knights, Financial Secretaries, and other Council Officers
during the District Deputy Training.
Look for the Message from State Training Director Bob Julien for details
and visit the state website for more information. Also, at the recent State Convention our
State PR Director John Garcia introduced some concepts for updating our State
Website and asked you to review the proposals and cast your votes. The sites were listed on the flyer passed out
to the delegates and our SD Elect needs your input by June 15th.
Arizona has the
reputation of being strong finishers.
Let’s live up to that reputation and surpass our Supreme Knight’s goals
for Arizona in new members and Star Councils.
As in past years, you
will be getting a few more messages from both me and our State Membership
Director Kevin McCarthy this month.
Please don’t just trash these but review and work with your Councils to
fulfill the legacy of our Founder, the Venerable Fr. Michael J. McGivney.
Thank you,
Sean
Halpain
State Deputy
Monday, May 28, 2018
Knights In Action: Memorial Day 2018 Honor Guard Holy Hope Cemetery Tucson, AZ
Fifteen Sir Knights from Five Southern Arizona Assembly participated in the Memorial Day Mass at Holy Hope Cemetery. Bishop Weisenburger was the celebrant. The participating Assemblies were:
Archbishop Daniel Gerke Assembly 12
Msgr. James Weber Assembly 2152
Fr. Henry Miller Assembly 2308
Msgr. Don Hughes Assembly 2392
Fr. Anthony Rey Assembly 3617
Thursday, May 24, 2018
State Deputy Message - May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018
Brothers,
Our State Convention
has concluded, and I believe it was a great success!
Our State Officers
for the 2018-2019 Fraternal Year will be.
State Deputy – Tom
Kalisz
State Secretary –
Mario Vassallo
State Treasurer –
Luigi Baratta
State Advocate – Tom
Kato
State Warden – Kevin
McCarthy
Immediate Past State
Deputy – Sean Halpain
Congratulations and
good luck to each. I trust our membership statewide will support these men as
they undertake the challenges of a new position while transitioning their
current responsibilities to their successor. The time after Convention is very
busy for both the State Secretary and the State Treasurer.
At the State
Convention we conducted a Council Roll call to get some information about how
many new members are expected to join our order between the Convention and June
30, 2018. We also asked if a Council
expected to earn Star Council status. I
want to thank all the Councils that responded.
State Officers will be calling those Councils that were not able to
attend the Convention to get this information from them.
I ask each of you to
continue your efforts to grow your Councils and our Order so that we can
continue to be able to respond to our Bishops, Pastors, and Parishes when they
call on the Knights.
Looking forward, I
let you know in an earlier message that the Surge of Service Program that had
been used for years was being retired.
In its place will be the Faith in Action program. Key changes are ending Council and Youth
categories and combining them in with the categories of Faith, Family, Community, and Life.
The following is a link to the revised Form 365 Service Program Personnel Report. Our State Deputy Elect will learn more at his
June State Deputy Orientation meetings.
If you have more questions, bring them to your District Deputy after
they return from the State Organizational meeting being held beginning on June
30th in Phoenix.
Our State Assistance
Membership Director Ken White has been working for several weeks on a concept
for “2 Man Teams”. The concept, first brought
to us by Supreme in August, is to create some dedicated teams to assist
Councils with their Membership Recruiting efforts. We put this on hold when Arizona was
selected to be one of the 7 pilot states for E-Membership. Continuation of this program, or a variation,
will be decided by our State Deputy Elect and his Membership Director. Regardless, the information Ken has assembled
in preparing for this will only help our State going forward. Thanks to any that
assisted Ken in this ground work.
Check your brief
cases and notebooks. Make sure all Form
100s for men that have completed their Admissions Degrees are completed
accurately and submitted to Supreme as soon as possible. We owe this to these men, so they can realize
the benefits they are now entitled to receive.
Finally, now is the
time to look at your programs to see if you have any that need to be completed.
I realize not every Council will achieve Star Council Status, but with the
Supreme Columbian, Founders, and McGivney Awards I believe that every Council
has the potential to earn one of these.
Regardless of the Award, it is very gratifying to be presented one of
these by your District Deputy, a State Officer, or our State Deputy.
Vivat Jesus,
Sean Halpain
State Deputy
2018 Raffle Winners!!!!
The following is a list of the tentative raffle winners.
| Prize # | Prize Amount | Name | City | State | Zip | Council # | Ticket Number |
| 1 | $ 10,000 | Ms. Lorraine Molloy | Scottsdale | AZ | 85260-5312 | Blessed Sacrament | 140577 |
| 2 | $ 7,000 | Joe Detiegie | Tempe | AZ | 85282 | 6627 | 84136 |
| 3 | $ 5,000 | Jack Swartz | Phoenix | AZ | 85023 | 15001 | 234506 |
| 4 | $ 3,000 | Laura O'Hayer | Phoenix | AZ | 85044 | 10062 | 92283 |
| 5 | $ 2,000 | K of C St. Augustine Cathedral | Tucson | AZ | 85701 | 15376 | 24291 |
| 6 | $ 1,000 | Ryan Estrana | Yorba Linda | CA | 92886 | 13779 | 344652 |
| 7 | $ 500 | Kathy Salazar | Goodyear | AZ | 85395 | 13895 | 117530 |
| 8 | $ 500 | Frank J. Herb | Sun City | AZ | 85351 | 12144 | 47721 |
| 9 | $ 500 | Charles Willibald Fairbanks | Mesa | AZ | 85205 | 3419 | 254019 |
| 10 | $ 500 | Ms. Margaret Molina | Chino Valley | AZ | 86323-6377 | 11827 | 326031 |
