Membership Memo - 6/27/18

We gained 10 more members today.  Our June intake is now 123, the 2^nd 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
Goal	Actual	Need	% of Goal
950	957	-7	100.74%
Position =	12	out of 75
Net
Goal	Actual	Need	% of Goal
630	613	17	97.30%
Position =	22	out of 75
Net/Net
Goal	Actual	Need	% of Goal
285	388	-103	136.14%
Position =	17	out of 75

Kevin McCarthy
State Membership Director, State Warden Elect
Arizona State Council
Knights of Columbus
Cell: (602) 684-81250.

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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 30^th 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 30^th 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 14^th to Tuesday September 18^th.  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

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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:

Homewood Suites by Hilton Phoenix-Metro Center

Hotel Address:

2536 West Beryl Avenue 

Phoenix, Arizona   85021

Phone Number:

602-674-8900

Rates are $79/night for a single room