9/11 Memorial Services

Twelve Sir Knights from three Assemblies joined agents from six different federal, state and local agencies, as well as the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 2066, in Nogales, AZ to commemorate the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks. 

Personnel from the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Boarder Patrol, Santa Cruz Sheriff Department, Nogales Suburban Fire Department, Nogales Fire Department and Nogales Police Department remember fallen comrades of 9/11/2001.

Faithful Navigators Luis Leyva, Padre Kino Assembly 1918, and Dan Doyle, Msgr. Duval Assembly 19, present a wreath in memory of those murdered in the terrorist attack in 2001.

Fr. Bardo Antunez incenses the altar at San Felipe de Jesus church in Nogales, AZ.

Local piper leads the congregation to final ceremonies.

First responders prepare for flag folding ceremony.

Marshal, AZ South, accepts flag to present to local CBP (Homeland Security) Port Director Guadalupe Ramirez.  

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2015 Arizona State Council Mid-Year Meeting Advanced Notice

Brothers,

The 2015 Arizona State Council Mid-Year Meeting will be hosted by Our Lady of Czestochowa Council 14185, Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church, Diocese of Phoenix, 2828 West Country Gables Drive, Phoenix, Arizona , on December 4, 5, and 6, 2015. This is an advanced notice. The  more formal announcement, with the meeting and meal registration form.

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM.

All District Deputies are required to attend this important meeting on both Saturday and Sunday.

The hotel and meeting reservation cutoff date is November 13, 2015. Please make your reservations as soon as possible to insure that you have a room at the host hotel.

Hotel Information

La Quinta Inn Phoenix North

2510 West Greenway Road

Phoenix, Arizona 85023

$60.00, plus tax, per night, on Friday December 4 and Saturday December 5, 2015

Please call the Group Reservations Department at 1-866-527-1498

Please say you are with a group: Arizona State Council Knights of Columbus, Reservation Block # 3196207850

Free “Bright Side” Breakfast and Wi-Fi are included at the hotel

Note that the hotel reservation cutoff date is November 13, 2015

Here is a high level meeting agenda:

Friday Dec 4	5:00 to 8:30 PM Church Hall	Registration
	6:30 to 9:30 PM Church Hall	Fellowship Dinner (All Brother Knights, wives, and guests are welcome.)
	9:45 to 11:00 PM Hotel	Hospitality Room (All Brother Knights, wives, and guests are welcome.) Hosted By State Council
Saturday Dec 5	7:00 to 8:00 AM Church Hall	Registration & Continental Breakfast
	8:00 to 8:15 AM Church Hall	Rosary (Families are invited)
	8:15 AM to Afternoon	Ladies’ Program (Ladies leave for Ladies’ Program immediately after the Rosary.)
	8:20 AM to 12:00 PM Church Hall	Meeting (District Deputies are required to attend. All Brother Knights are welcome.)
	12:00 to 1:00 PM Church Hall	Angelus & Knight’s Lunch
	1:00 to 4:00 PM Church Hall	Meeting (District Deputies are required to attend. All Brother Knights are welcome.)
	5:30 to 6:45 PM Church	Mass
	6:45 to 9:30 PM Church Hall	Cocktails and Dinner (All Brother Knights, wives, and guests are welcome.)
	9:45 to 11:00 PM Hotel	Hospitality Room (All Brother Knights, wives, and guests are welcome.) Hosted By State Council

Sunday Dec 6	9:00 to 11:00 AM KofC Room at Church	District Deputy Meetings (State Officers & District Deputies ONLY)
	11:00AM to 12:00PM KofC Room at Church	AZ State Council’s State Deputy’s Message (State Officers, District Deputies, and their wives ONLY)

We are looking forward to a productive and fun meeting! We hope to see you there.

Vivat Jesus!

Larry Becker

State Deputy

Arizona State Council

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Arizona State Council Knights of Columbus 4-D Ultrasound Initiative

Brothers and Friends of the Culture of Life,

This fraternal year (2015-2016) marks a very critical one in our attempt to save the lives of the “un-born”. The Culture of Life initiative for the Knights of Columbus Arizona State Council has very special meaning, particularly to our State Officers and Bishops of the Dioceses serving Arizona.

The Knights of Columbus Supreme Council recently published a very special video on the 4-D Ultrasound Initiative. You can view it by clicking on the link below.

Celebrating a Legacy of Life: KofC Ultrasound Initiative

Published on Sep 9, 2015

The Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative has reached a record 600 (and counting!) donated ultrasound machines to pregnancy care-centers since the program began in 2009.

https://youtu.be/w0CRDlNwUsg

As a result, our goal is to raise funds and obtain matching funds from Supreme, to enable Fatima Women’s Center to acquire a 4D Ultra-Sound. This State wide initiative is intended to allow ALL Councils, ALL Assemblies, and all of the friends of the Culture of Life to participate as a “family saving lives”.

We are asking that each Council and Assembly donate $500 to this worthy cause. Please know that this can count towards one of the Culture of Life service activities as you strive to achieve your Star Council Award. We would ask that you reach out to any corporate donors you may have associations with to assist, as well.

We are also asking individual Brother Knights, family members, and friends of the Culture of Life to make a donation to this worthy cause. Please consider giving whatever your heart is telling you to give. Whether it is $500.00 or $25.00; every dollar will help save a life of an unborn child.

We are asking that all donations, regardless of amount and or payee, be made payable to MBC Charity Foundation, Inc. and mailed to:

                 

                MBC Charity Foundation, Inc.

                Attn: Henry A. Armstrong

                1556 East Jensen St.

Mesa, AZ 85203

Donations can also be accepted by credit card at www.mbccf.org and click on “DONATE”. Then, click on the folder named “Donations – Pro-Life”.

This entity is a 501(c)3 and can send a tax deduction letter to all who donate. It is important to identify the Council/Assembly number on your check(s) from whom the donations are coming from.

This program started on July 11, 2015 and runs through to the end of the calendar year 2015. We would, however, like to have donations made as soon as feasible.

Again, please know that this very important contribution effort will provide us the ability to obtain matching funds from the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, and will most importantly provide a way to save the lives of un-born children whose lives might otherwise be aborted.

Please feel free to contact SK Ron Cacini, the Arizona State Council’s chairman for the 4-D Ultrasound Initiative, with any questions or concerns you may have on this campaign. roncacini@gmail.com or Cell: (480) 220-2795

Vivat Jesus!

Larry Becker

State Deputy

Arizona State Council

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ST JOSEPH ASSEMBLY DONATES WHEELCHAIRS TO DAV

Once again St Joseph Assembly 2126, home of FDM Mike Kingman, now VSM, and FDM Armand Brooks, State Veteran Support Chairman, supports our disabled veterans with the donation of two electric wheelchairs to the DAV chapter #20 in Glendale. The two wheelchairs were donated to St Helen’s parish by a nursing home, which cared for paraplegic patients and is now closed. 

Due to the generous donation of a truck with a back lift gate by Penske Corporation the assembly was able to transport the wheelchairs easily to the DAV Chapter home in Glendale on Friday, September 4th. Commander Arthur Sumler accepted the donation from Faithful Navigator Tony Balestrieri in a brief ceremony. The photos below represent that ceremony. From left to right: (front) DAV Commander Arthur Sumler and FN Balestrieri; (rear) SK Bob Kefurt and FDM Brooks.  Not in the photos are SK Len Rheaume, DD#12, and Adjutant Roger D Bosley.  Our profound thanks to Richard J Nylander, Penske Phoenix, District Rental Manager 

for making this happen. 

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Silver Rose 2015

Silver Rose Handoff in Wenton

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Veterans Mass - Nov 8

Brothers,

The Diocese's 5th Annual Veterans Mass will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Avondale on the 8th of November, with Bishop Olmsted presiding.  We always have had great participation from the K of C as the honor guard at the Mass for the Bishop and the Flags of the Services.  We start Mass at 10:45 but will form up about 10 a.m.  There will be a room for the Knights to change.  The Local Chapter will assist as always.   Would like you to put the word out and issue a call for participation.  Last year we had about 40-50 Knights and would like to see the same again in the West Valley. 

Two flyers are attached, one for the Mass and another for a Veterans Retreat which will be given on Saturday, the 7th, the day before the Mass.  The Retreat is a great opportunity for Veterans to participate with other veterans in a retreat aimed at fostering healing. 

Again, please get the word out to your chapters.   

Deacon John Scott, Diocese of Phoenix

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State Deputy Message - September 2015

September 1, 2015

Brothers,

Mother Teresa said, “Faith in action is love, and love in action is service.” She further said, “Our work, to be fruitful and to be all for God, and beautiful, has to be built on faith---faith in Christ who has said, "I was hungry, I was naked, I was sick, and I was homeless and you did that to Me." On these words of His all our work is based.... Faith to be true has to be a giving love. Love and faith go together. They complete each other.” Service presupposed a willingness to give of oneself, of one's time, effort, and material means. It expressed the love of the giver and met a need of the receiver. It was the normal way of letting the other know that he or she is loved, wanted, and cared for. (Love: A Fruit Always in Season; by Mother Teresa)

Brothers, to choose Christ and to love, we must serve. This is part of how we find ourselves ready for our final judgment day. As a member of the Knights of Columbus, we have many ways to serve. Here are just a few ways to serve your family, Church, and community:

• Become an Arizona Star Recruiter and plan for and conduct a Church Drive in October 2015 to help grow your council in strength to better serve your parish. http://kofc.org/un/en/membership/drive/church_drive.html 
• Conduct one First Degree, the Admissions Degree, in your council or district per month. Be sure to enter your degree dates on the Arizona State Council’s calendar. http://www.azknightsofcolumbus.org/p/calendar.html 
• Participate in Arizona Pilgrimage of the Silver Rose in September. http://www.azknightsofcolumbus.org/2015/07/new-twitter-post_7.html and http://www.kofc.org/en/columbia/detail/pilgrimage-silver-rose.html
• Participate in the Arizona “Choose Life” License Plate program in September or October. http://www.azknightsofcolumbus.org/2015/07/kofc-az-culture-of-life-activity-choose.html  
• Participate in the Arizona State Council 4-D Ultrasound Initiative. http://www.azknightsofcolumbus.org/2015/07/2015-arizona-kofc-culture-of-life.html
• Participate in the Arizona State Council and 40 Days for Life “Knight Shift” on October 16, 2015. http://www.azknightsofcolumbus.org/2015/07/kofc-arizona-state-council-and-40-days.html
• Participate and support the Arizona Rosary Celebration across Arizona in October.  www.azrosary.com

The Arizona Knights of Columbus 2015-2016 fraternal year’s theme is “Find Us Ready Lord”. This year’s theme deals with the Destiny of Man and how we prepare ourselves for our final reward. We can prepare with Service, Prayer, Charity, Unity, Fraternity, & Patriotism.  We need to build our Order stronger so together we can work to combat the evil lurking in our world today. Please pray the Prayer of St. Michael the Archangel at the end of every meeting and gathering. Satan is destroying our society and Church while working on every family, man, woman, and child to not follow the teachings of our Catholic Church. We must keep our councils and assemblies strong to fight this battle and defend everything we know as good. Please pray that St. Michael will protect us and our Lord will guide us so we will remain victorious and continue to build our Church with service and faith.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.

Vivat Jesus!

Larry Becker

State Deputy

Arizona State Council

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PP Protest Around the State

Planned Parenthood Protests from around the state from August 22, 2015.
Check out our Facebook link for more pictures.

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National Day of Protest Against Planned Parenthood Events in Tucson, Glendale, Tempe, Chandler, & Phoenix on Saturday August 22, 2015

Brothers,

A great deal of information has been sent by the Knights of Columbus and other Pro-Life groups on the National Day of Protest Against Planned Parenthood, being held tomorrow Saturday August 22, 2015  across America and in our state. There will be 5 protest locations in Arizona. I encourage you, your family, and your council to participate in these prayerful protests against the murder of the unborn.

On August 22, 2015 there will be rallies held nationwide to call attention to Planned Parenthood and their trafficking of babies. We are grateful for those who have stepped up to lead the protests in the 5 confirmed locations in the Phoenix and Tucson areas:
    Planned Parenthood Tucson - 2120 N. Beverly Ave, Tucson, AZ – 9:00AM – 10:00AM

        Planned Parenthood Glendale - 5771 W Eugie Glendale, AZ  9:00AM – 11:00AM

         Planned Parenthood Tempe - 1250 E Apache Blvd Suite 108 Tempe, AZ  9:00AM – 11:00AM

        Planned Parenthood Chandler - 610 N Alma School Road, Suite 48, Chandler, AZ 9:00AM – 11:00AM

         Planned Parenthood Phoenix- 4751 N 15th St. Phoenix, AZ  10:00AM – 12:00PM

For more information: http://protestpp.com/

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.

Vivat Jesus!

Larry Becker

State Deputy

Arizona State Council

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Photo - Assembly 17

Description: Assembly 17 Honor Guard with 12 Sir Knights at St Joseph’s Church in Winslow, AZ on Aug 12, 2015.  Assembly 17 provided an Honor Guard for Bishop Wall as he installed the Parish’s new Pastor, Fr. Short.

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