New KofC Supreme Council Incentive for Star Council Award

 Brothers, As you may be aware, we have been encouraging every council in the Arizona jurisdiction to earn the prestigious Star Council Award this fraternal year. We are also encouraging every council to submit to Supreme their Columbian Award Application (SP7) by April 1, 2015. We strongly believe that every council in Arizona is deserving of these honors for the great work they are doing to strengthen their council’s membership...

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Knights Night - 40 Days for Life - Feb 28

Brother Knights, Lent is a time for Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving.  What better opportunity for us, as the Knights of Columbus, to join efforts with the “40 Days for Life” Program. Saturday, February 28, 2015 has been scheduled, especially for brother Knights, as "Knight Shift" where we are being called to pray for two hours in front of a late term abortion center. Here are the details: February 28, 2015 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Family Planning Associates 1331 N 7th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85006 Please see the attached flyer...

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Council 11116 PWID Check Presentation

In the attached picture you see Grand Knight Cory Schidler and Financial Secretary Rich Maes presenting Knights of Columbus Council 11116 donation to Mary Hadsall, Executive Director of Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship. The donation was half the proceeds of our Tootsie Roll Drive for PWID. You can see the horse in the picture is trying to eat the donation. The name of the horse is Cough Drop, they call him that because "he is a little horse"....

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PWID Check - Council 13895 - Maricopa

Grand Knight Chuck Morene from Council 13895 handing over a check for $600 to Maricopa School District representatives in support of students with intellectual disabilities. Funds were raised through the annual PWI Drive.&nb...

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Reaching for the Stars

Thank you to all who participated in the ³Reaching for the Stars program. Attached is a picture from the meeting at St. Patrick¹s Council #12449. The documents can be found he...

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FW: SOAZ Coronado Area Basketball/Cheerleading Competition

Good Afternoon Brothers,        The Special Olympics Arizona Coronado Area Basketball/Cheerleading competition was held this past Saturday (2/7/15).Saint Pius X Council provided six (6) volunteers for this event.I was not able to attend due to being out of the state on vacation.Fred Falgiano filled in for me and coordinated the event for the Knights.Brother Fred did an outstanding job!!!.Attached are a couple of pictures from...

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Donation to Tucson VA Hospital - Knights in action

  Jerry Bonham (far left) and Past District Master Jim Maino (far right) take time from volunteering at the Tucson Veterans' hospital to join PFN Drew Mansager to present a $1,000 check from Fr. Henry Miller Assembly 2308 in Tucson to Deborah Brookshire, Chief of Volunteer Services at the Tucson VA hospital.   The donation is for comfort items needed by VA patients. &nbs...

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Green Valley Rotary Club Presentation

Rotary Club presentation: Wheelchair presentations ...

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Pray to End Abortion with 40 Days for Life's Campaign Director Shawn Carney in AZ

Brothers, Please read the message below. If at all possible, please plan to join me and attend this rally to show our support for this great program and possibly bring it closer to our State’s programs. This is truly a spiritual, prayer program that saves lives of the unborn! This is a great grass roots type of program that every KofC council in Arizona should be participating in! Brother Shawn Carney is a Knight of Columbus from...

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2015 Charity Raffle

The Charity Raffle material was given to all District Deputies for distribution to their councils at the Mid-Winter meeting.  Charity raffle tickets posters and envelopes with a letter and manual was included for the Grand Knight, Chaplain, Raffle Chairman, Financial Secretary, and Treasurer of each council that sold tickets last year.  Councils that did not sell tickets last year were included if the Grand Knights replied to an e-mail that they want to participate this year. Raffle Manual Raffle Poster The letter and manual for...

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Mass and Lunch Catholic Professional Athletes for Christ

Attached are pictures from the Professional Athletes for Christ mass and lunch. Photo's courtesy of Nancy Weichec. ...

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Orange Harvest at the Monastery

Despite the rain there were about 25 people from several of the councils on hand to pick oranges today.  Work halted around 10:30 AM and we were called to lunch with the Sisters at 11 AM.  Since we did not finish, the work will continue next weekend at 8 AM on Saturday, Feb 7 for those that can help.  They juiced about 32 gallons of great tasting orange juice today.  Thanks for everyone’s help! Here...

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State Deputy Message - February 2015

February 1, 2015 Brothers, Now, we are in the thick of things! We have five more months to this fraternal year. Now is the time to focus our energies on strengthening our force to support our Bishops and Priests, our Parishes, our communities, and our council. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson says, “Together we could be an enormous force for good in a world that so obviously needs the love of God and love of neighbor, which are reflected in our work.” In Arizona, we have several opportunities in February to help you and your council to meet...

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