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
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