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Vivat Jesu
Michael Kieffer State Deputy
YEAR OF FAITH
COUNCIL INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Each council that completes at least one item in each of the four focus areas (Faith Professed, Faith Celebrated, Faith Lived, Faith Prayed) and submits The Year of Faith reporting form (Form #10084), will receive a print of the Holy Family icon, suitable for display. This print would look great in your meeting place, or you could present it to your Chaplain. Every council should have one of these and program runs through November 4, 2013.
FOUNDERS DAY
Founders Day, March 29th, falls on Good Friday this year, so Supreme wants you to observe Founders Day on March 16th and 17th. On this weekend they want you to have a Corporate Communion and a Parish Recruiting Drive. What a great way to celebrate Founders day sitting in Mass with all your Brother Knights and asking someone to join the Knights!
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STATE CHAPLAIN
FATHER BILL ELSER
The "Season of Conversion and Growth" (Lent) will soon be upon us with Ash Wednesday being celebrated on February 13th. It is a season when we join with the "Elect", who are entering the final phase of their journey toward the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil (March 30th), in purifying ourselves from sin and sinful inclinations and deepening our union with Jesus in prayer. It's also a season of action as we reach out to those in need (especially the poor) through programs like "Operation Rice Bowl". I pray that my brother Knights will enter fully into this special season and so become stronger witnesses to Christ and to the Order of the Knights of Columbus. Men who are to be become full members of the Church through the Easter Sacraments are obvious candidates for the Order. Please don't wait for Easter or the week after Easter Sunday to approach them about becoming Knights. Rather, make yourself known to them during the Lenten season and assure them of your prayers and support during this holy season. This will prepare them to say yes immediately to an invitation to join the Knights of Columbus and join with us in all that we do in the name of Jesus Christ. God bless you all in the season of Lent. My prayers are with you in your journey towards Easter.
VOCATIONS/RSVP CHAIRMAN
PETER J. MCNULTY
Worthy Grand Knights, Faithful Navigators, District Deputies Brothers All This letter is a report of Seminarian basic information for our Diocese for the start of 2013. Sadly, in early December, 2012, we lost to the Lords calling, one of our young seminarians, Daniel Phillips. (an auto accident). One, Paul Goergan, left the Diocesan program to study as an Order Priest. The good news is: One of our Discerners will move to a seminary this month and one who had dropped out will be returning to the program. The second time to make this decision, often results in a fine, dedicated and serving priest. This leaves us with three (3) young men in the discernment process at the Formation House There are fifteen (15) studying at St. Meinrad, two (2) at Sacred Heart School of Theology, one ()1 in Mexico, two (2) at Catholic University of America, four (4) at Holy Trinity Seminary, one (1) at Pontifical North American College (in Rome), and two (2) at the Formation House, studying at UALR (language). Charles Rick Hobbs, is serving a Pastoral year at St. Raphael Church in Springdale, and is scheduled for Ordination in 2014. There are two (2) young men who will be Ordained Permanent Deacons in May 2013. Juan Guido will be Ordained at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 18th at St. Edwards in Little Rock. Robert Cigainero will be Ordained at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 25th at St. Edwards in Texarkana. Both are scheduled for Ordination to the Priesthood in 2014. I am still waiting on Ordination data to Catholic Priesthood for George Sanders. George was formerly a priest in another denomination.
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RSVP funding: we have fifteen (15) with two (2) awards, one (1) with four (4) awards, fourteen (14) with one (1) award, and two (2) who have no sponsors at this time. Vivat Jesu Peter J. McNulty State Vocations and RSVP Chairman
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
MICHAEL (MIKE) WILLS
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The report below shows exactly what every council in the State is accomplishing. As you can see there are Councils that have not recruited a new member since 1 st of July 2012, that is 6 months, and there are Councils that have a negative percentage. THE COUNCILS LIFE DEPENDS ON RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS. RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS IS YOUR LIFE INSURACE FOR THE COUNCIL TO REMAIN A PRODUCTIVE PART OF YOUR PARISH LIFE. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMBERSHIP PROGRESS REPORT Jurisdiction: Arkansas MEMBERSHIP
COUNCIL
DISTRICT 001 009 003 002 002 011 002 004 003 002 003 014 003 008 011 012 004 008 014 011 007 013 008 010 006 012 001 008 011 006 Unassigned 005 010 005 002 012 005 007 010 006 009 001 010 005 008 013 007 013 010 012
00812 00996 01153 01702 01713 01770 02443 02650 02780 02857 03383 03787 03998 04143 04147 04538 05099 05209 05725 05804 06140 06253 06398 06419 06454 06609 06615 06680 06814 06834 06942 06969 07258 07353 07783 07787 08410 08815 09396 09514 09777 10167 10208 10493 10908 11097 11294 11604 11908 12082
LOCATION Arkansas Little Rock Fort Smith Pine Bluff Jonesboro Paragould Helena Pocahontas Texarkana Stuttgart Blytheville Lake Village Paris Slovak Conway Wynne Tontitown El Dorado Morrilton Clarksville West Memphis Batesville North Little Rock Russellville Hot Springs Eureka Springs Fayetteville Little Rock New Dixie Brinkley Rogers Arkadelphia Cherokee Village Mena Mountain Home State University Fayetteville Harrison Fairfield Bay Benton Bella Vista Van Buren Little Rock Hot Springs Village Horseshoe Bend St Vincent Marche Searcy Jacksonville Dequeen Springdale
MEMBERSHIP 7/1
QUOTA 11 29 6 14 5 4 11 7 4 4 4 16 8 35 8 8 6 18 7 5 3 16 14 13 5 11 6 7 11 10 0 5 5 14 5 5 5 3 5 13 8 10 21 3 8 8 4 11 3 9
7,267 187 461 99 215 70 56 183 105 66 61 65 229 115 543 114 117 81 258 106 82 46 242 205 199 30 161 93 103 24 153 0 69 78 210 30 75 78 48 71 193 108 150 302 32 110 115 65 166 31 130
GAIN 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NET 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NET 108 6 4 0 0 -1 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 3 -3 2 3 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4 0 9 0 0 -9 5 1 4 7 1 2 0 -3 9 0 1
PERCENT 54.55 13.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 154.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.50 0.00 62.50 25.00 50.00 0.00 28.57 60.00 0.00 6.25 0.00 46.15 0.00 27.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 140.00 28.57 0.00 180.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 38.46 12.50 40.00 33.33 33.33 25.00 0.00 0.00 81.82 0.00 11.11
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12458 12473 12778 12875 13829 14010 14609 14619 14774 15453
006 004 007 014 006 014 006 014 009 009
Bentonville Camden Heber Springs Charleston Siloam Springs Altus Rogers Scranton Fort Smith Fort Smith
153 60 48 142 49 65 62 95 33 30
11 4 3 10 3 5 4 7 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
3 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 3 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 3 4
27.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.33 60.00 150.00 14.29 100.00 133.33
HERE IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF CONTINUALLY RECRUITING. AT THE END OF DECEMBER COUNCIL 15453 HAD ZERO NEW MEMBERS AND BY JANUARY 15TH THEY WENT TO 133% NEW MEMBERSHIP. Never give up recruiting. A couple of good months in your recruiting can make your goal for the year.
ORDER YOUR SUPPLIES FOR THE UPCOMING MEMBERSHIP DRIVE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH. USE FORM 1 AND THE SUPPLY CATALOGE (ITEM 1264) SO THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR SUPPLIES IN EARLY.
February: February: Young Adult Challenge is a membership challenge for the Third Quarter intended to invite a potential young adult member to see the good that you do and become a new member. Look at your Councils Fraternal Survey 1728 and see how many volunteer hours your members have done. Recruiting new members will increase your Councils ability to contribute more too all the activities you participate in. Volunteering gives a person the opportunity to give back to their community.
The States Church Membership Drive is scheduled of 16th & 17th Honoring our Founder Fr. Michael J. McGivney. Use all the info that you order earlier to help you explain all the programs available to those who join. At the end of March you need to be at a minimum of 75% of your membership goal.
March:
COME TO THE CONVENTION STANDING PROUD WITH AT LEAST 75% OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP GOAL COMPLETED. THIS IS THE TIME TO BRAG AND HAVE FUN. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT TO THE STATE DEPUTY THAT EACH COUNCIL WIL FINISH THE YEAT AT 100% OR MORE.
April:
michaelwills@suddenlink.net
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
DUB GREEN KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS STATE CHAIRMAN-SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Plans are on-going to make the 2013 Special Olympics as successful as 2012. We have had much feedback, including from the State Board, about the creative, festive and fun atmosphere at Olympic Town. I have consulted with a representative from Wal-Mart to donate prizes to distribute to the participants. All of the games and bead boxes are in great condition. I am trying to get design plans for a simple game to be added to our present array of games, and the cost should be minimal. The State competition will be held at the Harding University Campus in Searcy on May 24th and 25th, 2013 with the Knights of Columbus setting up our area on Thursday, May 23rd. We ask that Brother Knights seriously consider coming out to help in whatever way they can in 2013. It is a most rewarding experience. Please put these dates on your calendar and set the weekend aside to do something special for some "very special people". The work is not difficult -- it just takes a little of your time, which you will never regret. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Dub Green Knights of Columbus State Chairman-Special Olympics Home phone: 501-922-6134 Cell: 501-984-0590 Email: dubgeri@suddenlink.net
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MARCH 2013 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE Please send your newsletter reports, articles, messages and photos to John Hollender, Newsletter Editor, by Friday, February 15, 2013, for the March 2013 Newsletter. Please email your report, article, message, and/or photos to johnh911@conwaycorp.net.
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Reports Due
FORM ......... REPORT ..........................................................................................................................................................................................DUE BY 185 .............. REPORT OF OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR TERM JULY 1-JUNE 30 ...................................................................................................... 1-Jul 365 .............. SERVICE PROGRAM PERSONNEL REPORT FOR THE TERM JULY 1-JUNE 30 ...........................................................................1-Aug 1295-1......... SEMIANNUAL COUNCIL AUDIT REPORT .......................................................................................................................................15-Aug SC-KIT ........ SOCCER CHALLENGE KIT ORDER FORM ......................................................................................................................................15-Aug 2629 ............ NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ROUND TABLE COORDINATOR ..................................................................................................1-Sep SA-KIT ....... SUBSTANCE ABUSE AWARENESS POSTER CONTEST KIT ORDER FORM .................................................................................1-Sep CR............... OFFICIAL ORDER FORM FOR RECORDED COLUMBUS DAY PROGRAM ...................................................................................15-Sep FT-KIT ........ FREE THROW COUNCIL COMPETITION KIT ORDER FORM ..........................................................................................................1-Nov 4567 ............ SOCCER CHALLENGE PARTICIPATION REPORT FORM ................................................................................................................1-Dec FT- 1 .......... FREE THROW CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPATION REPORT .......................................................................................................... 31-Jan 4584 ............ PARTNERSHIP PROFILE REPORT WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS .................................................................................................... 31-Jan 1728 ............ INDIVIDUAL MEMBER WORKSHEET ANNUAL SURVEY OF FRATERNAL ACTIVITY REPORT ................................................. 31-Jan 4001 ............ SUBSTANCE ABUSE AWARENESS POSTER CONTEST PARTICIPATION FORM ....................................................................... 31-Jan 1295-2......... SEMIANNUAL COUNCIL AUDIT REPORT ....................................................................................................................................... 15-Feb SP-7 ........... COLUMBIAN AWARD APPLICATION ............................................................................................................................................... 30-Jun 2630 ............ ANNUAL REPORT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ROUND TABLE ....................................................................................................... 30-Jun 2863 ............ RSVP REFUND/PLAQUE APPLICATION .......................................................................................................................................... 30-Jun 1728A ........ SURVEY OF FRATERNAL ACTIVITY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER WORKSHEET ........................................................................ AS NEEDED 1598 ............ FREE THROW CHAMPIONSHIP SCORE SHEET .................................................................................................................. AS NEEDED 1831 ............ RELIEF FROM COUNCIL DUES AND PER CAPITA TAXES .................................................................................................. AS NEEDED 1993A ......... FAMILY OF THE MONTH GENERIC REPORT FORM ............................................................................................................ AS NEEDED 2935 ............ COLUMBIAN SQUIRES INQUIRY KIT ORDER FORM ........................................................................................................... AS NEEDED 4348 ............ YOUTH LEADER ...................................................................................................................................................................... AS NEEDED 4371 ............ FATHER PRIOR ....................................................................................................................................................................... AS NEEDED 532 .............. REQUISITION FOR FIRST DEGREE CEREMONIALS ........................................................................................................... AS NEEDED EA-Kit.......... ESSAY CONTEST KIT ORDER FORM ................................................................................................................................... AS NEEDED STSP ......... STATE COUNCIL SERVICE PROGRAM AWARDS ENTRY FORM ...................................................................................... AS NEEDED