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State Chaplain Fr. Raul Perez-Cobo (218) [email protected] Assoc. State Chaplain Fr. Jeff Horejsi(507) [email protected] State Deputy Joe Konrardy (952) [email protected] IPSD & District Master Craig Larson (218) [email protected] State Secretary Robert Penas (320) [email protected] State Treasurer Marc Peters 651) [email protected] State Advocate James Terwedo (952) [email protected] State Warden David Whatmuff(763) [email protected] State Office 820 2nd Ave SW Hutchinson, MN 55350-2307Office (320) 587-0747 FAX (320) [email protected] Program Director Dan DeCrans(218) 255-1125 [email protected] Membership Director George Sonnen(651) 247-4780 [email protected] Loan Admin. Mike Daly(952) [email protected] Bob & Peni Penas [email protected]
Monthly Dedication This month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph. We don’t see much of him in Holy Scripture, but we can see the power and the great virtues this man had. He is the best portrait of a faithful person, a husband, and a father. Holy Scripture calls him a righteous person, and indeed he was. Saint Jo-seph is a great icon of what a “man” is about. All Knights and all men, sin-gle or married, should deepen their relationship with him, and ask for his intercession to help us to live a life according to the eyes of God, a Holy life. Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Upcoming EventsDegree Schedule on Page 6March1 - Resolutions Deadline1 - Essay Contest & Substance
Abuse Posters Due to State Chairman (page 5)
12-13 - Colombia Wheelchair Sunday in Bemidji
20 - Palm Sunday24 - Holy Thursday25 - Good Friday26 - Holy Saturday27 - Easter Sunday April2 - State Free Throw2-3 & 9-10 - Bowling Tournament
Hutch Bowl in Hutchinson3 - Divine Mercy Sunday16 - 4th Degree Exemplification
in St. Cloud (page 4)23 - Auxiliary May1 - Foundation Raffle Tickets Due13-15 - State Convention in St.
Cloud (page 5)14 - Foundation Raffle (page 13)23-24 - Chaplains Gathering at
Madden’s
August2-4 Supreme Convention
Toronto, Canada26-28 Camporee (page 6)
Keep Christ in Christmas
Poster ContestState Winners
and Runners-upCongratulations to the following:
Age 5-7 Winner Sophia McPherson Council 9096 Apple Valley
Age 8-10 WinnerErin Kane
Council 1685 ShakopeeAge 11-14 Winner
Paige ManseCouncil 13359 Maple Grove
Age 5-7 Runner-upKristen Waller
Council 13359 Maple GroveAge 8-10 Runner-up
Riley StreichCouncil 6731 Granite Falls
Age 11-14 Runner-upAllison Pokornowski
Council 8253 Winsted
Resolutions Councils wishing to submit resolutions to be
considered at the 2016 State KC Convention should submit them to
State Advocate Jim Terwedo no later than March 1, 2016.
Chaplains Gathering May 23-24, 2016
Council Chaplains and Former State Chaplains, please mark your calendars now to attend. If you did not receive a letter with more information, contact State Chaplain Fr. Raul:
[email protected] We hope to see all Council Chaplains
& Former State Chaplains there!
MN Knightly News March Supplement 2016
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State Membership Incentives
for the period of Nov 1 to Jan 31
If Council Achieves:50% of annual quota
= $10075% of annual quota
= $150100% of annual
quota = $250If DD Achieves: 50% of annual quota
= $10075% of annual quota
= $150100% of annual
quota = $250
400
350
300
250
200
150
100262New
Members
As of Jan. 31st
# D Loca�on Yearly Quota
Nov. Gain
Dec. Gain
Jan. Gain
% of Quota
397 56 St Paul 14 2 14.29%447 4 Duluth 7 1 14.29%889 34 Faribault 33 2 2 12.12%945 32 Owatonna 35 1 12 37.14%961 45 St Cloud 21 1 1 9.52%
1013 31 Rochester 11 1 9.09%1076 25 New Ulm 27 1 3.70%1491 2 Brainerd 9 1 11.11%1503 35 Belle Plaine 14 5 35.71%1516 34 Northfield 14 1 7.14%1573 35 Montgomery 14 4 3 50.00%1608 24 Windom 5 1 20.00%1632 50 S�llwater 26 1 4 19.23%1803 14 Staples 8 2 25.00%1804 40 Li�le Falls 21 2 9.52%1841 37 Silver Lake 11 1 9.09%1995 15 Millerville 14 1 7.14%2000 19 Bird Island 12 1 8.33%2018 59 Anoka 27 1 4 18.52%2023 35 New Prague 35 3 8.57%2029 38 Litchfield 13 4 30.77%2400 34 Farmington 11 1 9.09%2506 48 Waconia 18 1 5.56%2757 23 Worthington 10 3 3 60.00%2769 25 Springfield 7 1 14.29%3166 12 Detroit Lakes 18 1 5.56%3176 16 Osakis 9 2 22.22%3238 6 Ely 7 1 14.29%3259 24 Jackson 4 1 25.00%3539 7 Chisholm 7 1 14.29%
3603 41 Foley 15 1 6.67%3613 46 Maple Lake 12 2 16.67%3628 16 Albany 17 2 11.76%3656 54 Crystal 35 1 1 5.71%3657 50 Forest Lake 13 1 4 38.46%3758 53 Wayzata 9 1 1 22.22%3759 35 Jordan 10 1 10.00%3812 27 Adams 11 4 36.36%3820 39 Paynesville 24 2 8.33%3827 54 Bloomington 35 5 6 31.43%3949 54 St. Louis Park 20 1 5.00%4021 56 St. Paul 20 1 5.00%4174 46 St Michael 29 2 6.90%4184 57 West St Paul 14 1 7.14%4374 50 St Paul 17 1 1 1 17.65%4381 58 Columbia Heights 26 1 3.85%4469 5 Silver Bay 4 6 150.00%4487 22 Luverne 9 3 33.33%4653 47 Delano 10 1 10.00%4797 37 Hutchinson 18 2 11.11%4863 16 Sauk Centre 19 1 1 10.53%4909 32 Medford 9 1 11.11%5078 1 Mora 8 1 12.50%5085 36 Lecenter 14 4 28.57%
# D Loca�on Yearly Quota
Nov. Gain
Dec. Gain
Jan. Gain
% of Quota
5141 51 Blaine 13 1 7.69%5268 48 Excelsior 10 1 10.00%5296 43 Elk River 15 2 3 33.33%5341 10 East Grand Forks 7 1 14.29%5548 45 St Cloud 15 1 6.67%5551 33 North Mankato 21 4 19.05%6005 48 Mound 12 2 16.67%6374 49 Burnsville 9 3 33.33%6503 18 Madison 4 2 50.00%6608 47 Buffalo 16 2 12.50%6825 46 Mon�cello 15 1 6.67%7604 55 Eagan 19 5 26.32%7750 42 Lindstrom 4 3 75.00%8253 37 Winsted 21 3 14.29%8337 5 Duluth 10 2 20.00%8367 34 Lakeville 13 1 7.69%8571 43 Princeton 10 2 20.00%9139 52 Osseo 22 1 4.55%9141 48 Chaska 8 3 37.50%9585 51 Cedar 12 1 8.33%9601 53 Lore�o 5 1 20.00%9657 2 Cross Lake 7 2 28.57%9905 51 Lino Lakes 8 1 12.50%
10016 42 North Branch 4 1 25.00%10138 59 Coon Rapids 16 1 1 12.50%10172 36 Arlington 7 1 14.29%10235 8 Warroad 4 1 25.00%10238 42 Isan� 5 1 20.00%11460 31 Rochester 11 2 18.18%11941 46 Rogers 9 1 1 22.22%11949 56 St Paul 8 3 37.50%12098 45 St Cloud 7 3 42.86%12581 12 Frazee 6 3 50.00%12813 42 Cambridge 4 2 3 125.00%13001 52 Brooklyn Park 8 2 25.00%13096 53 Medina 8 2 25.00%13122 38 Dassel 5 1 20.00%13144 11 Hacknsk/Walker 4 2 50.00%13359 52 Maple Grove 8 3 1 50.00%13529 38 Spicer 9 1 11.11%14170 31 Rochester 7 1 14.29%14420 20 Minneota 8 3 37.50%14543 13 Hawley 4 1 25.00%
5101 1 Hinckley 4 1 25.00%
14574 31 Rochester 7 1 2 42.86%14616 16 Grey Eagle/Swnvl 7 1 14.29%14752 56 Saint Paul 6 2 33.33%14832 58 St Anthony 6 3 50.00%14984 59 Ramsey 5 1 2 60.00%15227 42 Taylors Falls 4 2 50.00%15608 62 St. Paul 4 1 25.00%15807 61 Nevis/Laporte 4 1 1 50.00%16106 47 Watertown 4 1 25.00%16194 62 Long Prairie 4 6 150.00%16198 62 St Paul 4 6 150.00%16225 35 Lonsdale 4 2 1 75.00%
D42 18 12 66.67% $100 D62 11 13 118.18% $250
Upon the death of a Brother Knight from your council, please send the following information to Fraternalism Director Randy Lindstrom
at 609 25th Ave SW ~ Willmar, MN 56201 or at [email protected] or (320) 231-2584
1) Deceased Knight’s Name 2) Date of Death 3) Council Number 4) Town his Council is in 5) Next of Kin’s Name, Relationship, and Address 6) Indicate if he was a former DD, past State Officer, etc.
Remember, your council’s financial secretary must send in a Form 100 informing Supreme of his death.
MemoriamPlease pray for these
deceased brother knights and their families
Anoka Council 2018John A. Johanson
Belgrade Council 13284Thomas Winzenburg
Blue Earth Council 1836Eugene L. UppenaFrederick L. Virnig
Browerville Council 3663Jerome L. Schnettler
Buhl Council 5612William J. Lopac
Crystal Council 3656Robert E. Quigley
Detroit Lakes Council 3166Charles LindbergRaymond Zurn
Fairfax Council 1625Robert E. Prax
Faribault Council 889Cyril “Cy” JandroDennis McCusker
Gilman Council 9261PSD John MasteyCharles Novak
Hastings Council 1600Anthony Rinzel
Hawley Council 14543Virgil E. Leach
Hibbing Council 1649Rev. Paul Larson
Kelliher Council 15819Sylvester “Vesty”
PoxleitnerLeSueur Council 2895
George PribylLittle Falls Council 1804
George V. LashinskiMontgomery Council 1573
Stanley W. BustaMora Council 5078
Robert T. PalmenJohn B. Sanford
New Prague Council 12520Wilfred Wagner
Rochester Council 14574David Carisch
MN Knightly News March Supplement 2016
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2nd Half Supreme Council Incentive
From January 1st to June 30th, 2016
Reward your council for its collective hard work and obtain valuable articles to improve Camaraderie & Teamwork!
• Recruit 12 members between January 1st and June 30th, 2016 and your council will receive 20,000 VIP* points • Recruit 12 members between January 1st and March 31th, 2016 and your council will receive 30,000 VIP* points *VIP points can be redeemed for any article available on Knightsgear.com and by fill-ing out the order form which is available at this link:
https://www.knightsgear.com/Content/Images/Uploaded/new-vip-order-form.pdf
Memoriam continuedSpicer Council 13529
Robert M. AmaralSt. Cloud 961
Dennis FeneisAnthony GaetzMath Mimbach
Waseca Council 2768Francis McGannonMark Mullenmaster
Willmar Council 2764Eugene H. OrmbergLloyd Lehn
Winsted Council 8253Robert Ernhart
Wheelchairs for Minnesota and ColombiaCommunity Activities Director Joe George
[email protected] 651-253-3112
As of Feb. 20th, we have wheelchairs in 2 locations in the state: Lino Lakes in the South and Nevis in the North. In Lino Lakes there are: 1-14", 21-18", and 3-20" still availableIn Nevis there are: 2-14", 16-18", and 3-20" still available.
Please call me if you have any questions on how to order or where to pick them up.You may also donate to the container of wheelchairs going to Colombia in honor of our State Chaplain Fr. Raul. All councils received an envelope to use for these dona-tions along with their Pennies and Jim Campbell Fund envelopes.We have an order form for wheelchairs (for MN and for Colombia) on page 14 and on the mnknights.org website. Here is the link:
http://www.mnknights.org/images/forms/wheelchair_form_fill.pdfThere are 280 wheelchairs in the container going to Colombia.
If every council bought just one wheelchair, the container would be almost full. Let’s do this together!!!
Building the Domestic Church:
The Family Fully AliveFor ideas on how to grow your faith as a family, family volunteering and project ideas, and ideas that your council can use to promote fraternity amongst its members and possibly attract new families to the Knights of Columbus, we encourage you to go on the Supreme website at http://www.kofc.org/un/en/domestic-church/ to find links to more information and a pdf copy of the program booklet.
Supreme Incentive Councils Achieving
Star CouncilThese councils will receive a credit of $4.50 per billable member when they reach
this goal.For example, a council of:100 members = $450 credit300 members = $1350 credit500 members = $2250 credit
For more information on achieving Star Council, see
pages 8 and 11.
MN Knightly News March Supplement 2016
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Father Michael J. McGivney Guild If Father McGivney’s cause for canonization continues to pro-gress, our Order will have been founded by a recognized Saint, like the Franciscan, Jesuit, and Redemptorist Orders. While we are not a religious order in the sense of being under vows, we should emulate those orders in their practice of drawing their spirituality from their Founder. We can find Venerable Michael McGivney’s spirituality through his work, both in his life and in his enduring legacy within the Knights of Columbus. To learn Father McGivney’s spirituality through his life and example, I encourage every leader in the Knights of Columbus to read Parish Priest, the biography of Father McGivney, and read it with an eye towards how we can follow his example. I encourage all Knights to meditate on the principles of our degrees. Char-ity and Unity were identified as our principles at the founding of the Order, and Fraternity and Patriotism were implied in, and logically developed from, the vision of the founders. To fol-low Father McGivney, we should constantly test our deci-sions by that vision and those principles.
Please join the Father McGivney Guild and support his cause for
canonization.
To sign up, please visit
http://www.fathermcgivney.org/
or send your name and address to:
The Father McGivney Guild1 Columbus Plaza
New Haven, CT 06510
Recruiters’ 2nd Half of the Fraternal Year Incentive
From January 1 through June 30th, 2016 Celebrate by giving the gift of Membership
to a fellow Catholic • Recruit 1 to 4 members between January 1st and June 30th, 2016 and receive 1,500 VIP points* per member
• Recruit 5 or more members between January 1st and June 30th, 2016 and receive 3,000 VIP points* per member** *VIP points can be redeemed for any article available on Knightsgear.com and by filling out the order form which is available at this link:
https://www.knightsgear.com/Content/Images/Uploaded/new-vip-order-form.pdf The conversion rate is approximately 1,000 VIP points = $ 6.00
**When you recruit a member, you will automatically receive 1,500 VIP points at the end of that month, and if you recruited more than 5 members, you will receive the balance of your points after June 30th, 2016
Master’s MemoDistrict Master Craig Larson, PSD
[email protected] 218-289-3872The Spring Exemplification is April 15-17 in St Cloud. This year, we will be at the Kelly Inn/Rivers Edge Convention Center. Information regarding the weekend will be sent to all Faithful Navigators as soon as a few more details get confirmed. The in-formation will also be available on the state web-site: www.mnknights.orgOn Friday, April 15, we will also have our Biennial District Assembly Meeting. Each assembly is enti-tled to have delegates attend and vote on any busi-ness of the Minnesota District of the Fourth Degree. Credential information has been sent to the Faithful Comptrollers.
Ask a Brother Knight to become a Sir Knight today!
Knights of Columbus Chisholm Council 3539 donated 12 boy’s coats and 12 girl’s coats to Independent School District 695 of Chisholm, Minnesota. The school plans to give them to children in need of a good winter coat.
REMINDER: All checks sent to
the Minnesota Knights of
Columbus should be made payable
to:Minnesota Knights of Columbus
On the memo line, please list what the
check is for.Thank you!
Essay Contest & Substance
Abuse Awareness Poster Contest
Essay Topic: The Importance of Religious FreedomWinning entries mailed to State
Chairman Mark Ritter by March 1st
Mark Ritter25215 Drexel Ave
New Prague, MN 56071~Supreme Level Judging~
Posters March 31st Essay April 15th
MN Knightly News March Supplement 2016
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Convention UpdateThe City of St. Cloud in Granite Country invites you to join us for the State Con-vention on May 13-15. Reg-istration forms and infor-mation are available on the following websites.
St. Cloud Area Knights website:
centralmnkofc.orgon the front page, or the
Home tab has drop down selections for the 2016 State
Convention. State Council website: mnknights.org
click on the Forms tab and scroll down to 2016 State Convention registration.
Reserve a hotel room by April 15th by calling the Best Western Kelly Inn at 320-253-0606; after that date, rooms may not be available. Plan to join us for the Friday evening event which will fea-ture a band and silent auction to benefit the Minnesota Knights of Columbus Student Loan Fund. If you plan to attend the Ladies activity on Saturday, please register. Although there is no charge, we still need to know how many will be attending. Free will offerings at the activity will benefit Birthline, a St. Cloud area crisis pregnancy and prolife center. Individuals or groups that wish to be exhibitors at the convention should send a request to State Convention Chairman Gary Maus
District Deputy Incentives 2nd Semester
January 1st through June 30th, 2016
Attain Star District by hav-ing your councils attain Star Council through conducting one or more First Degrees per month in your district! • Conduct 6 first degrees* in separate months and receive 30,000 VIP points • Conduct 5 first degrees* in separate months and receive 22,500 VIP points • Conduct 4 first degrees* in separate months and receive 16,000 VIP points • Conduct 3 first degrees* in separate months and receive 10,500 VIP points • Conduct 2 first degrees* in separate months and receive 6,000 VIP points • Conduct 1 first degree* and receive 2,500 VIP points Every additional first degree in any month will get 2,500 VIP points per first degree. *Must submit form 450 before July 15, 2016 to receive credit and must have a minimum of 2 candidates per degree. You can hold more than one degree in the month to meet the mini-mum of two candidates.
Photos of the winners and of the volunteers from the District 54 Free Throw Compe-tition at Holy Angels Saturday, February 6, 2016. Thanks to District Deputy Ralph Bartolotta for arranging such an efficient event for District 54. Councils 3827 and 3656 were both represented.
Contact State Membership Director George Sonnen to have a personalized poster made with your chaplain’s
photo to use for membership recruitment
(651) 247-4780 Membershipdirector
@mnknights.org
The 22nd Annual MN Knights of Columbus Camping weekend is going to Grand Marais MN
August 26-28, 2016 It’s not too early to make your reservations for this year’s "Camporee" in beautiful Grand Marais, Minnesota, at the Grand Marais City Campground. All ages are welcome to join the fun at Minnesota’s north shore destination, located 110 miles from Duluth on Hwy 61. The Grand Marais City Campground is located on Lake Superior and Grand Marais Harbor. It is best known for its picturesque sunsets, beautiful beaches, well-maintained campsites, clean restrooms, showers, and much more. You won’t want to miss it. Join us for Stations of the Cross, Bean Bag and Horseshoe Tournaments, Mass on Saturday, a catered meal, activities, and loads of fun. Plan to attend a great family weekend.Campsites with full hook up are $40 and water-electric are $36 plus tax (these are 2015 rates, 2016 rates are set on Jan. 2, 2016 and may change slightly). We will reserve a block of 50 sites to insure everyone has access to a site. Group sites will be availa-ble upon request. Call the Grand Marais City Campground at 800-998-0959 to reserve a site, and tell them you are with the Knights of Columbus State Camping Group or go to [email protected] (sites will be available after Jan. 10, 2016). The block will be held until March 31, 2016. After that you may not get a site with the KC group. There is a$25 deposit at the time of reservation ($5 non-refundable) applied to the site. You are all welcome to come to town early or stay later to enjoy the Grand Marais and Northern MN area. There are other lodging options in the area; go to www.grandmarais.comRefer to mnknights.org as well as future state newsletters for more details. For more info or with questions, call the host couple Ken and Bonnie Kruger at 218-310-3010 or Mark Glatzel at 320-267-1485 or [email protected]
Grand Knights, please pass this info on to your members.
MN Knightly News March Supplement 2016
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Councils with Open Invoices as of 02-20-16
If your Local Council is listed below, then according the records of the State Council, you still have an open in-voice. This needs to be paid immediately.
If you require further information about this,
please contact: State Secretary Bob Penas
320-327-2122 [email protected] Thank you for your im-
mediate attention to this!
1391 1640
5136 7187
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Degree ScheduleKnighthood degree to follow immediately after Formation degree
Contact Host DD for confirmation of degree times & locationsDAY DATE LOCATION 1st Deg.
Start2nd Deg.
Start Host Contact Phone
Saturday 3/5/16 Risen Savior Apple Valley 9:00am 10:30am Michael Schmid 952-431-7943Saturday 3/5/16 St. Joseph's Ada 10:00am 11:00am Rudolph Suda 218-784-8247Sunday 3/6/16 KC Hall New Prague 10:30am Noon Keith Heitkamp 612-819-8272Saturday 3/12/16 Resurrection Rochester 9:30am 10:30am Bou Gazley 507-721-3064Sunday 3/13/16 Paynesville 9:45am 11:00am LeRoy Schlangen 320-597-2080Saturday 3/19/16 St. Andrews Elk River 9:00am 10:30am Bob Hurd 763-497-3734Saturday 3/19/16 St. Philips Bemidji 9:00am 10:30am Daniel Shea 218-760-6616Saturday 4/2/16 St. Michael School Morgan 9:30am 10:30am Myron Mathiowetz 507-249-3906Saturday 4/2/16 Sacred Heart Frazee 9:00am 10:30am Jerry Bursaw 218-849-3763Saturday 4/2/16 St. Peters North St. Paul 9:00am 10:30am Mike Schilling 651-738-3626Saturday 4/9/16 St. Benedicts Duluth 9:00am 10:30am Mike Peplinski 218-728-5570
Saturday 4/16/16 Fourth Degree Exemplification St. Cloud
Tuesday 4/26/16 Bloomington Marian 6:15pm 7:00pm Ralph Bartolotta 612-325-3500Sunday 5/1/16 Owatonna 9:00am 10:30am Randy Balausky 507-213-9862Saturday 5/14/16 State Convention St. CloudSaturday 6/4/16 Lindstrom 8:30am 10:30am Bob Mathewson 763-754-2892
Attend a Degree! Support your Brothers at the Degree and be reminded of the lessons you learned!!!
Past Training Slides Available on State WebsiteTo access these slides, go to mnknights.org
On the right side of the home page, click on the arrow in the white box and then on LOGIN
Type in one of these three user names: user1 user2 user3
(any of these user names can be used, but only 1 person can be logged in with a user name at a time; that’s why we have 3 choices)
Type in the password: kofcmn Choose the files you wish to view or print
Files from each session are labeled as to session and topic. Check it out!
East Central & NE MNJim Szczech, General Agent 2 Second Ave S, Suite 145 Sauk Rapids, MN 56379Office: 320-252-7173Cell: 320-339-2848Fax: [email protected]
Metro Area Lloyd Cybart, General Agent 1001 E Cliff Rd, Suite 160 Burnsville, MN 55337 Office: 952-686-7720Fax: [email protected]
Western Minnesota David Goedtke, General Agent12 South Marshall Ave Springfield, MN 56087 Office: [email protected]
Southern MinnesotaLuke Rennie, General Agent Mail: PO Box 1067 Location: 135 West Main St,Suite 2Owatonna, MN 55060 Office: [email protected]
Knight of the Month Choose a Knight of the
Month each month!Honor Your Council’s
Brother Knights and show them their dedication and the
example they set is greatly appreciated
Choose a Knight of the Year from these gentlemen, and fill
out the Knight of the Year form in March to submit to the State Program Director with your other program
year-end reports in MarchUse these as Council
Programs on Form SP-7
One of the Easiest Programs your council can run is the
Family of the Month ProgramFind Form 1993A on Supreme’s website at kofc.org
Complete it online or mail it to SupremeHonor Your Council’s Families and show them their dedication
and the example they set is greatly appreciated
Use this as a Council or Family Program on Form SP-7
Supreme draws 100 Winners each monthChoose a Family of the Year from your Families of the Month!
Fill out the State Family of the Year Form in March and mail it to Program Director Dan DeCrans. The Family of the Year will be the State Council’s guest at the State Convention and they will be entered into the Supreme competition for International
Family of the Year. Use these as Family Programs on Form SP-7.
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St. Michael Medals Do you have a family member or friend serving
in the military? You can request a St. Michael Medal to be sent
to them from our State Chaplain.There is no cost to you or the military service person. The military person does not need to be a man, a Knight of Columbus, or a Catholic. Send the name of the person in the military, their rank, branch of service, and address to State Chaplain Raul, and he will send the medal (and a prayer book if requested) directly to the serviceman/woman.
Please email your requests to: [email protected]
Prayers from our Minnesota Knights’ families are very important to our military men and women.
Continue to pray for them and their safety.
The Catholic Difference
Knights of Columbus Insurance
Catholic Values Ethical Sales &
InvestingService to the Church and the Community
Council Things To Do List
«Prepare and mail End of Year Reports and Program Submissions for Judging«Schedule 1st Degree«Schedule 2nd & 3rd Degree
with your District Deputy «Select your council’s
Knight of the Month«Select your council’s
Family of the Month (submit form 1993A)
«Submit Monthly Report to your District Deputy
«Reserve hotel rooms for State Convention
«Send in State Convention Registration Forms«Register State Convention
Delegates«Volunteer to help at the
State Free Throw
Is that Form 100 in your pocket or billfold?
Always have one handy!You never know
when the opportunity to recruit will present itself
Remember to File your Council Paperwork!These reports and forms help the State and Supreme Councils send information to council leadership, monitor the health of your council, keep up-to-date with what is happening in your council, see where we need to improve, offer assis-tance, or make changes, and much more. We are here to help your council suc-ceed and continue to grow and improve as you serve our communities.
Continue to mentor your newest members. Invite them to share
their ideas.
Hold programs that interest them
and invite them to help out.
Invite prospective members to help out
on project, too.Let them see that we are the people they
want to be with who are doing the
projects they want to be part of.
We Change LivesWe Save Lives
We Touch LivesInvite someone to join
our Brotherhood today!
Does your Council Need a Website?
Your State Marketing Committee
is here to help!
Contact Ray Svobodny612.327.4232
Please email your council news to us at: [email protected]
We would love to share your council stories in the next State Newsletter
MN Knightly News March Supplement 2016
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We Touch Lives Through the Good That We Do As Knights of Columbus
Fill in Form SP-7 after each program is heldColumbian Award (SP-7) - Needed for Star Council
Councils must conduct and report at least four major programs (or one featured program) in each of the Service Program Categories:
Church, Community, Council, Family, Culture of Life, and Youth. This year, you can fulfill this goal in 3 different ways:
1. Hold 4 programs in each of the 6 categories (24 programs)2. Hold 6 Featured Programs (1 per category)3. 4 programs reported in some categories and Featured Programs for others
What is a Featured Program? It is a program (chosen by Supreme), and if you fulfill ALL the requirements for that program, it will count as completing 4 programs in that category. This year’s Featured Programs are: Church - RSVP; Community - Habitat for Humanity OR Global Wheelchair Mission; Council - Special Olympics; Family - Food for Families Program; Culture of Life - Ultrasound Initiative OR March for Life; Youth - Coats for KidsRemember, these are all great programs, and if your council is unable to fulfill ALL the requirements it will not count as a Featured Program, but it will still count as one of the 4 programs you need for that category.Also remember, many programs you conduct can fit under more than one category, but may only be listed under one category each year. For example, a paper drive or pancake breakfast could fit many places depending on where the funds raised were donated. Your Family of the Month Program would fit under either Family or Council Activities, but you can only put it under one category on the form.Also, if you are using a Featured Program to count as completing 4 programs, be sure to mark it as a Featured Program on Form SP-7 and attach all accompanying paperwork.
One Member Per CouncilPer Month
Share the pride!
Share the joy!
Share the satisfaction!
Ask a neighbor, a friend, a family
member to join us TODAY!
Use KC Napkins at Council
Events Available in Cases of 5400 napkins for
$125 and Packages of 600 for $15(plus shipping)
Contact Brother Knight Ken Schoenfelder ~ 320-485-4448
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose Program
Chairman Larry Mader [email protected] (320) 286-5620
The 2016 Silver Rose Program will start out in Manitoba in early March instead of April. It will then be trans-ferred to North Dakota and South Dakota before entering Minnesota (location to be determined) on May 22nd. This will make it unavailable for our state convention, and we will have it for 4 weeks instead of 3. It will exit
MN into Iowa on June 19th along I-35 south of Albert Lee. It will contin-ue through more states, then into Texas before arriving in Monterrey, Mexi-co on December 12th the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.The program can take place at a council meeting place or a church. The program takes about one hour, if readings and a homily are part of the pro-gram. The readings and homily can be omitted in the interest of time. I am looking for commitments from districts and/or councils to host this program and assist in moving the Silver Rose across our state and exiting it into Io-wa. Please contact me to reserve a spot in the Running of the Rose. I do have booklets available, outlining the program, that I can send out. This may be helpful if your pastor has questions about the program.
Minnesota Ladies Auxiliary
Find out more at www.mnknights.org/auxiliary
Or on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/
mnknightstateaux?ref=hl
Minnesota KC Student Loan Fund Contact Brother Knight Mike Daly
See page 15 for more details
Build a Strong Council
Record: Your Programs, Successes, and Failures\
Report: Your Council Forms
Review: Your Council Progress
Order Form on Page 16
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Coats for Kids is a great program in the Youth Category, and it can be a featured program if you qualify! Brothers, this program is easy to run, makes a big difference to children in need, and it is the kind of work men join the Knights of Columbus to do. You can run the program with even 1 case! To qualify as a feature program: Purchase and distr ibute at least 96 Coats to needy youth. You can give new or used coats to run the program, however you get them. Supreme makes it easy and cost effective to buy coats through them at $220 for a case of 12 ($18 per coat). Adult sizes are available upon request at a cost of $262.80 per case ($21.90 per coat). Councils must hand-write their request on the form to get adult coats or to order smaller sizes. Cases of 12 mixed sizes can be ordered directly on the Knight’s gear website or you can use the form on the KofC.org website; fill it out and email it to fraternal services at [email protected] . Delivery takes 2–3 weeks, possibly more if you wait for colder weather.Participation Update: Brothers, what an amazing response you have given to this call to service!! 1920 coats were ordered versus 960 last year — 30 councils versus 28 have al-ready participated!! We have received positive press on the radio, on local TV, in local print media, and on-line print! Thank you to all who participated! Remember to include your parishes in your distributions and promote before and after. However, the need remains. If your council has not participated yet this year, it is an op-portunity missed to do something meaningful in and with your parish; to be the difference in your community. Councils will recruit more good Catholic men if they visibly act to touch lives through their charitable work. If your council cannot afford to participate on its own, why not make it a district project? Ask for support from other people and organi-zations in your community. Organizations that make money from charitable gambling are looking for great programs to support, and we will only get support if we ask for it. In every case, communicate a compelling reason for people to help. The need has to be real, tangible, and within their reach to make a difference. Find out the statistics in your area about homeless kids in your schools, and you just might be shocked how many kids need our help.
MINNESOTA COATS FOR KIDS PARTICIPATION FORM YEAR: 20__ to 20__ Council: _____________ Loca�on: ______________________ Grand Knight:________________________ Number of Kid’s Coats Distributed Number of Adult size Coats Distributed New: ________ Used:________ New:________ Used:________ Did you buy the coats from Supreme? ___Yes ___No Did you get free coats from Supreme? ___Yes ___No If no, where did you buy the coats?____________________________________________________________________________________ How did you raise the funds to purchase coats?__________________________________________________________________________ Did you run a Black Friday Coat Distribu�on? ___Yes ___No How/ when did you distribute the coats?_______________________________________________________________________________ If you collected used coats, where and how did you collect them? ___________________________________________________________
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Did your distribu�ons serve any par�cular ethic community in your area? ___Yes ___No If yes, which communi�es in need were served? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What kind of publicity were you able to a�ract in your community ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How did you promote the Coats for Kids Program?________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please send to Coats for Kids chairman Patrick Farrelly [email protected] , cc DD, council
Let us know about your program:
Please contact Coats for Kids
Chairman Patrick Farrelly
at [email protected] or
763-218-3816 with an update about your program.
We get reports from Supreme on purchases, but we cannot tell if you ran a program with coats purchased elsewhere or if you collected and distributed used coats.
Use the form below for easy reporting.
On Par for StarHow is your council doing this year with recruitment of new members?
Do you already have a First Degree scheduled for each month, so when you have a prospective member, you can tell him when the degree will be held?
He shouldn’t have to wait long -- we want him to feel welcome and wanted.Need help with recruitment? Your State Officers and State Team are here to help.
Contact your District Deputy, State Membership Director George Sonnen, or any of your State Officers or State Team members, and they will see you get the assistance you request.
Want new program ideas? Contact State Program Director Dan DeCrans or any State Officer or State Team member.
They will be glad to assist you.Your success is their first priority.
Don’t be afraid to reach for the stars!You may be amazed by what you and your council
can accomplish as you strive to do God’s work here on earth!
Vivat Jesus!
MN Councils Share Your Local Newsworthy Events The Supreme Council is always looking for news from local councils. After all, local councils provide much of the good work of the Order. Supreme provides a fill in the blank form at: http://www.kofc.org/un/en/knightsinaction/kia_news.html
Also send your pictures and articles to [email protected]’d like to include news from your council in the Knightly News.
Send us your articles and pictures, so your council can be featured, and you can inspire others with your projects and activities. Submit articles to your local paper. It is often said that, “The Knights of Columbus is one of the best kept secrets out there.” If men don’t know the good that we do, why would they want to join and support us? We don’t need to brag, but we need to keep the community informed through articles in our local papers and church bulletins and by being visible as a positive presence in our communities as Knights of Columbus.
Help Save Lives
Aren’t planning to place a machine in your immediate area, but want to help with the Ultrasound Initiative in Minnesota? Many councils have made contributions to the MN State Council Fund. This fund provides councils who are getting close to their fundraising goal with up to $2500 per machine. Make checks payable to Minnesota Knights of Columbus with the memo line denoting MN Ultrasound Initiative.Have extra funds from your
Ultrasound Initiative Project?
Donate them to the fund to help place additional
machines. Remember to be a source
of continued support
to your life care centers.
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Knights of Columbus Safe Environment Program for Grand Knights & Youth Program Directors
For questions or concerns or to receive a handbook containing Knights of Columbus Safe Environment Program policies and procedures, please submit your request to Quianna
Richardson at 203-800-4940 or [email protected]
Military Chaplain Scholarship
ProgramWe, as knights, proudly proclaim our dedicated stand in solidarity with our priests and our support of their unselfish service to the men and women in our Armed Forces. Through your generosity to the Knights of Columbus Military Chaplains Scholarship Program, we will continue to help provide our military servicemen and women and their families with dedicated and devoted priests who will follow in the tradition of their predecessors, giving all for the spiritual welfare of their comrades in arms. Thank you for all your sacrifice
and generosity!Please makes donation checks
payable to: Knights of Columbus Charities
Include on Memo line,Military Chaplain Scholarship
Fund Mail to:
Donald Hall, VSMAttn: MCSF
301 Garden DriveWintersville OH 43953-4113
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HOLY FAMILY ICON “The future of the world and of the Church passes through the family,” observed St. John Paul II, whom Pope Francis called “the Pope of the Family.” Recognizing the vital role of families in the world, the Knights of Columbus has dedicated its 17th Orderwide prayer program to the Holy Family, to strengthen Catholic families and their prayer lives.The featured image for this program is an etching of the Holy Family by Giovanni Balestra (1774-1842). The original etching, based on a painting by Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (1609-1685), is housed in the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Rome.After a procession of state deputies at the Supreme Convention carrying this Holy Fami-ly image, Archbishop Chaput prayed “Jesus, Mary and Joseph: as we Knights of Colum-bus carry your image throughout our communities, may your example, with the aid of the Holy Spirit, lead all families who look upon this image of you, to become homes of communion, of prayer, and of love.”The images were blessed by Pope Francis on June 29, 2015, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, through the auspices of the Almoner of His Holiness, Archbishop Konrad Krajewski. Under the guidance of our state deputy, these framed images are being brought on pilgrimage from council to council throughout the state of Minnesota.
The Minnesota Knights of Columbus have 5 Holy Family Icons to cover all districts in the state by June 2017. The supporting materials from Supreme in-clude English and Spanish Prayer Books and Prayer Cards and a log book for recording each presentation. Partic-ipants may keep a prayer card; the pray-er books need to stay with the icon. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping each icon on schedule so all are able to participate. See the schedule to the right to prepare when it will be in your district.
This is the link to the Holy Family Icon Prayer Book on the Supreme Website: http://kofc.org/un/en/service/church/marian/support_materials.html
For questions, comments, need for additional supplies, and periodic reporting of pro-gress, please contact:
Chairman Orville Fillbrandt at [email protected](952) 887-1218 or (612) 751-2943
Ask a friend, family member,
coworker, or acquaintance to join the Order
today!
Share the joys and benefits of our
Brotherhood with others!
Date North West East South SE & Other
Mar. 2016 #10 #45 #34
Apr. 2016 #62 #21
May, 2016 #9 #44 #33 #22
Jun. 2016 #8 #41 #57 #23
Jul. 2016 #40 #56 #32
Aug. 2016 #60 #30 #24
Sep. 2016 #61 #2 #50 #25
Oct. 2016 #6 #31
Nov. 2016 #14 #51 #16
Dec. 2016 #7 #15 #58 #29
Jan. 2017 #43
Feb. 2017 #5 #17 #52 #28
Mar. 2017 #53 #27 #42
Apr. 2017 #4 #38
May, 2017 #3 #59 #26 #1
Jun. 2017 #39
2015-17 District Schedule
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What is a Squire? By State Chief Squire Gregory Fink
He is a young man between ten and eighteen years old. He is someone who is learning what it means to be a Knight of Columbus. Some of the important life lessons the squires learn are evangelization, forming community, and helping others. Throughout the year, the squires partake in several activities with the Knights of Columbus. On January 22, 2016, Pope Pius XII Circle 895 of St. Louis Park, attended the March for Life at the state capitol in St. Paul. The squires walked along-side Knights of Columbus from around the state to stand up for all unborn chil-dren. Several thousand people gath-ered in prayer, singing, and talks. Even though the squires were divided up by circles, they represented the squires of Minnesota as a whole. Forming community for Circle 895 includes making pancake breakfasts at Holy Family Catholic Church in St. Louis Park. The morning of the breakfast, parishioners come downstairs to beautifully set tables and the delicious smell of a hot breakfast! A parish-ioner may not realize what happens behind the scenes. In the early morning hours, the squires and the knights arrive to prepare pancake batter, eggs, sausage, orange juice, coffee, and set the tables. As the parishioners arrive, they are greeted by the smiling faces of young squires dressed in their royal blue shirts adorned with the squire logo. This hard work, shared by the knights and squires, results in funds to be used for our local church and other important causes. Some of these causes are seminarian support, scholarships, and service projects.On August 15, 2015, the squires from the state of Minnesota came together to assist the Franciscan Sisters in Duluth, Minnesota. The squires worked all day on a variety of projects. The first project was tearing down an old chicken coop and removing all de-bris. Next, the squires walked to the sisters’ outdoor Stations of the Cross to repair the path. This path needed new wood chips and leveling. With a Bobcat, wheelbarrows, shovels, and rakes, the squires and knights hauled, dug, and raked a new prayer path. Lastly, in the front lawn of the sisters’ land, the rock garden was repaired. This was the most challenging project. This work entailed removal of all rock and tarp lining. Once this was accomplished, the squires sifted the old rock, put down new lining, and plant-ed new shrubbery. In the center of the rock garden, the squires placed a large boulder with an engraved dedication to the Franciscan Sisters.These service projects are help prepare young men to become Christian witnesses to the world around them and the people they meet in their daily lives.
MN Knights Foundation
Update on the 2015-16 State
RaffleMN K of C Foundation Treasurer Rick Morgan
[email protected] is early February, and some of the councils that sent their tickets and money back to the Foundation already have their 50% refund checks. The main reason for the Update is to ask FS’s to send us back your unused tickets. This is the first year we have run out of tickets at our office. More and more councils are seeing this raffle as an excellent fundraiser and are asking to sell tickets at their various events and activities. Some councils have even sent two sheets per member when sending out their annual dues notice. To keep this Raffle Season going smoothly, please re-member the following:¨ Never staple the tickets
to a check¨ Bundle the raffle tickets
separate from the checks¨ Don’t send cash, we pre-
fer one council check¨ We must have the tick-
ets and money turned into our office by May 1, 2016 in order to give us time to process the tickets to be included in the State Raffle held during the State KC Convention
Good luck with this year’s Raffle. Let us know if you
need more tickets.
According to Supreme Records, the following 53 councils are past due on their audit. Please take care of this situation immediately.
If you require assistance, contact your DD or any State Officer.
9011516160116331640210721292573
38123820398242844564465351025132
1129911949124351252012813147331473615608
25832587275728403134323833853603
51365202534153445531579559346503
689671877750787982808289830310172
1610616194161981620916225
CouncilNumber_________________Location(City)_____________________________________________
□ ChurchDriveDate of your council’s Wheelchair Church Drive: __________________________________________________________ The total dollar amount of donations received during this Wheelchair Church Drive: $______________________How many new members were inspired to join your council as a result of the presentation? _________
□ OtherFundraisingActivitiesfortheGlobalWheelchairMissionBriefly describe any other activities your council did to raise funds for the Global Wheelchair Mission (e.g.: Pancake Breakfast, Car Wash, Dinner/Dance, etc.) Use back if needed:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Total dollar amount raised during other fundraising activities: $______________________ Total number of man-hours donated to raise funds for this wheelchair order: __________________How many new members were inspired to join your council as a result of these activities? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________WheelchairOrderTotal dollar amount of donations for this order: $______________________
Number of wheelchair(s) ordered for distribution in Minnesota @ $150.00 each: __________________
Size and number of chairs requested by council: _____ 14 inch _____ 16 inch _____ 18 inch _____ 20 inchCOUNCIL WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING UP THE CHAIRS THEY ORDER.
Number of wheelchair(s) ordered for distribution in Colombia, South America @ $150.00 each: __________________
Make checks payable to Minnesota Knights of Columbus with Global Wheelchair Mission on the memo line.
For tax purposes, private donations or gambling funds may make checks payable to Minnesota Knights Foundation.
Date: _____________________________ Grand Knight: ___________________________________________________
Phone #: _________________________________ Email: ___________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
City:_________________________________________________ State & Zip:___________________________________
Send the completed form and check to the Minnesota Knights of Columbus State Secretary. See the State Newsletter or visit www.mnknights.org for his address. Allow up to 4 months for delivery schedule. You will be notified of date and location for wheelchair pickup.
MinnesotaKnightsofColumbusGlobalWheelchairMissionForm
When ordering wheelchairs or turning in funds to buy wheelchairs to be sent to Colombia, please use the form below. It can also be found on the State Website at mnknights.org
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Minnesota Knights of ColumbusStudent Loan Fund, Inc.
PO Box 126Belle Plaine MN 56011
Support this ProgramThe Minnesota Knights of Columbus Student Loan Fund, Inc.
is a designated 501(C)3 Nonprofit Corporation and your personal donation is tax deductible.
Eligibility of Applicants
TermsLoan
AmountsKC Student Loan Board
· KC Members
· Wives
· Children
· Immediate family members of a deceased Knight if the Knight was in good standing at the time of death
· 3.5% Fixed Interest Rate
· Interest accrues at the time the loan is disbursed
· No payments are required until after graduation
· No credit checks
$2,000Freshman
Sophomore
$2500JuniorSeniorGrad
Student
Rick Morgan701-261-9969Ken Mueller
507-285-9205Daniel Gawarecki
612-424-8899Mark Glatzel320-363-4165Patrick Conn763-286-7409Robert Seigel518-790-5399
Seminarians & Religious Vocations
All seminarians and religious vocations may bor-row money to complete their vocational studies free of interest. Upon ordination, a priest, broth-er, or nun will have one year of his/her loan forgiv-en for each year they remain in their vocation.
Contact Information
Administrator:Michael J. Daly952-873-2213
Email:[email protected]
