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Official Newsletter of the Knights of Columbus of Missouri “One Family United” JUNE 2020 Knights of Columbus Charity ~ Unity ~ Fraternity ~ Patriotism Newsletter STATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR MICHAEL AUCHLY VOLUME 6, NO 12 STATE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR DOUG KISSINGER STATE FAITH DIRECTOR LUCAS VOLKMAN I can’t hardly believe June is already upon us! Wow, time has flown by even with this quarantine thing. Even though we only have one month left in this fraternal year that doesn’t mean we take it easy and wait for next year. We have forms to complete, awards to apply for, members to recruit, programs to be planned and summer fun to be had! As you read the Director’s articles in this newsletter, you will see that they are already planning for next year which is what your council and auxiliary should also be doing. Don’t look at this as the end of a fraternal year but as beginning of a new year and a chance to keep things building up for the next fraternal year. Laying the ground work now will only pay dividends this fall. If you have not submitted your Columbian Award Application (#SP-7) you need to do so as early as possible this month. The requirements for this award have been adjusted due to the restrictions caused by Coronavirus which should make it easier to qualify. It is officially due by June 30 but just in case there might be an issue with it get it in early so that you will have time to make any needed corrections in order to qualify. Do not wait until the last minute to fill this out as the form is completely different this year so planning to copy what you did last year will not work this year. Election season is already upon us. All Councils and Assemblies should have received postcards to fill out to update your Directory information. Please fill those out and return them as soon as possible. Lucas needs to have those back by the deadline date of June 20th so that he can ensure the directory is as accurate as possible. This information can also be entered online, by going to mokofc.org. On the home page go to Missouri State Council forms and then Council and Assembly information and either fill out the Council form or the Assembly form. Please do not write “same as last year” as we want to make sure that all information is accurate and up to date without any assumptions. Lastly I would like to take a moment to recognize my fellow Directors, and some of the hardest working men who have dedicated the time necessary to run their programs at the highest level. Doug Kissinger – Membership; Brian Ziegler – R.I.B.; Mike Tesmer – Life; Lucas Volkman – Faith; Chris Teel – Community; and Peter Nicastro – Family. You all have made my job much easier, and I wanted to publicly acknowledge you. I would like to thank State Deputy Hawkins for his leadership and for giving me the opportunity to serve as your State Program Director for the past two years, but I would also like to thank each one of you for everything you did to help make this a successful fraternal year. I will be moving on to be Membership Director for State Deputy-elect Mike Grudzinski and look forward to finding new ways to help grow the order. As always, I remind you to CELEBRATE EVERYTHING! We continue to have a strong response to the Supreme Online Exemplifications. Over the past month over 400 men from Missouri have attended the Online Exemplifications, with over 300 Knights advancing to the Third Degree of our Order. These numbers include 76 new Mis- souri Knights. Supreme continues to hold Online Exempli- fications on Thursday evenings as we continue into the month of June. Missouri will be holding Online Exemplifications on Sunday, June 7th at 7:00 pm with Supreme Director, PSD, Mick Gilliam as the Honoree, and Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:00 pm with State Deputy Bob Hawkins as the Honoree. Please take advantage of these online opportunities. As parishes open back up in June, and in person attendance is allowed at mass, many Councils have scheduled live Exemplifications in their parish. If you can schedule a live Exemplification in your parish, please do so as soon as possible. Let your parish community know that the Knights of Columbus are there, stronger than ever. Heading into June we need to recruit about 300 new members to achieve Circle of Honor. Being membership active in your parish is a great way to jump start your Council as we head back to normal operations. At the beginning of this fraternal year State Deputy Hawkins dedicated this year to PSD Mick Gilliam who has served on the Supreme Board of Directors for 10 years. Mick was selected because of the strength of Missouri attaining Circle of Honor for many years. Mick’s term is coming to an end this year and we have not achieved Circle of Honor during his term. Let’s send Mick out a winner. To help, the State is offering the following incentives to Councils. For every member a Council brings in during the month of June the State Council will give that Council $15. They will also be entered in a drawing for $250. If you bring in 5 members in June your Council will receive a check for $75 and have 5 chances to win $250. In addition we have almost 100 Councils that have not brought in a new member yet this Fraternal Year. To encourage those Councils to recruit and become membership active, they will also be entered in a seperate drawing for $250. If your Council has not recruited a member yet this fraternal year and recruits a member in June, you will receive a check for $15 and be entered into both of the $250 drawings. We can make this happen, but we have to start now. Call those gentlemen that you know that aren’t currently Knights. Now is the best time to join. I urge you to continue to step up as Knights. Continue to check on your Brothers and their families. Come to the aid of your parishoners and neighbors. Show by your example what it means to be a Knight in Missouri. Thank you for all you do for the Knights of Columbus and please be safe, and recruit a new member today. EVERY PROGRAM IS A MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITY STATE LADIES AUXILIARY CHAIRCOUPLE RON & AMY MATHIAS Go to mokofc.org website to see the complete report/recap of awards. The awards will also we featured in the upcoming issue of the June Mariner. Area #1 : Sunday, September 27, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall, 2700 E. Mechanic St.Harrisonville, MO 64701 - #6550 Fr. Puetz, Melodee Brady, President (816) 392-7460, [email protected] Area #2: Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 322 7th St., Boonville, MO 65233, #1061 Boonville, Linda Grissum, President, (660) 537-1901, [email protected] Area #3: Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, St. Gianna Parish Hall , 450 E. Highway N , Wentzville, MO 63385 , #14561 St. Gianna, Nancy Latham, (636) 577-6158, [email protected] Area #4: Sunday , September 13, 2020 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, St. Patrick Mary, Mother of the Church, 176 Marian Dr., Laurie, MO 65037, #10381 Mary, Mother of the Church, Linda Neff, President, (573) 374-2070, [email protected] Area #5: Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, K of C Hall, 13225 State Rd. E, DeSoto, MO 63020 , #1185 St. Rose of Lima, Traci Hardin, President, (636) 586-6884, [email protected] Area #6: Sunday, October 4, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Jackson K of C Hall, 3305 High St., Jackson, MO 63755, #6405 Bishop Timon, Donna Wikel, President, (573) 243-0865, [email protected] CANCELLA TION of Some State K of C Athletic Events Due to the Corona virus and heeding direction from the County Health Boards involved, as well as the CDC, these decisions have been made: The State Softball Tournament in O’Fallon, the State Golf Tournament in Hannibal, and the State Horseshoe Tournament in Jackson have all been cancelled for this year. We want to keep all Brother Knights, Ladies and Visitors safe during these uncertain times. As of this writing, the BBQ contest in Perryville and the State Sporting Clay shoot in Branson are still on. We look forward to a return of ALL our K of C Athletic Events next year. Please keep praying for a cure for the virus and to keep all our health profes- sionals safe. State Athletic Chairman, Ennis Wm Hinkebein, II We are almost there, the last month of the fraternal year! As I write my final newsletter to you as faith director, we can certainly see how this fraternal year has not been without its challenges. As you go to fill out your Columbian Award Form you might be having issues with the Spiritual Reflection Ac- tivity. Maybe your council pro- moted a retreat, a spiritual work- shop/conference or something teaching about the faith at your parish at some point in the fraternal year. If around ten people affiliated with the Knights attended as a re- sult, you can use this as your Spiri- tual Reflection Activity. Now, per- haps you are stuck with nothing to put on the Columbian Award form and its June or want to do some- thing to bolster people’s faith. What you can do is get a remote activity together. You could use a remote meeting tool or send something out electronically through email or so- cial media. Making a point to use some of the resources that Supreme has been sending around through Knightline: HYPERLINK“https:// www.kofc.org/en/members/re- sources/leadership-communica- tions/knightline.html” https:// www.kofc.org/en/members/re- sources/leadership-communica- tions/knightline.html Our state faith enrichment chairman, Fr. Rick Jones will have some ideas for you as well. Be sure to fill out the Fra- ternal Programs Report Form (#10784) and then insert the activ- ity into the Columbian Award form. Let me know if you have questions. Each of our dioceses need funds to continue their efforts of promot- ing vocations among the young – please contribute to the Missouri Religious Vocations Fund if you have not already, it’s not too late. Contact chairman Joe Stoverink for more information. Thank you for all your work this fraternal year with the Faith activi- ties! Do continue to pray for the success of your parishes, councils, families and for the Church along with an end to the Coronavirus. Please pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life as well. Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother and our founder, Fr. McGivney, we can indeed work to build up the Church in our com- munities.
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Official Newsletter of the Knights of Columbus of Missouri“One Family United” JUNE 2020
Knights of Columbus
Charity ~ Unity ~ Fraternity ~ Patriotism
Newsletter
STATE PROGRAM DIRECTORMICHAEL AUCHLY
VOLUME 6, NO 12
STATE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORDOUG KISSINGER
STATE FAITH DIRECTORLUCAS VOLKMAN
I can’t hardly believe June is already uponus! Wow, time has flown by even with thisquarantine thing. Even though we only haveone month left in this fraternal year thatdoesn’t mean we take it easy and wait fornext year. We have forms to complete, awardsto apply for, members to recruit, programs to
be planned and summer fun to be had! As you read the Director’sarticles in this newsletter, you will see that they are already planning fornext year which is what your council and auxiliary should also bedoing. Don’t look at this as the end of a fraternal year but as beginningof a new year and a chance to keep things building up for the nextfraternal year. Laying the ground work now will only pay dividendsthis fall.
If you have not submitted your Columbian Award Application(#SP-7) you need to do so as early as possible this month. Therequirements for this award have been adjusted due to the restrictionscaused by Coronavirus which should make it easier to qualify. It isofficially due by June 30 but just in case there might be an issue withit get it in early so that you will have time to make any neededcorrections in order to qualify. Do not wait until the last minute to fillthis out as the form is completely different this year so planning to copywhat you did last year will not work this year.
Election season is already upon us. All Councils and Assembliesshould have received postcards to fill out to update your Directoryinformation. Please fill those out and return them as soon as possible.Lucas needs to have those back by the deadline date of June 20th sothat he can ensure the directory is as accurate as possible. Thisinformation can also be entered online, by going to mokofc.org. On thehome page go to Missouri State Council forms and then Council andAssembly information and either fill out the Council form or theAssembly form. Please do not write “same as last year” as we want tomake sure that all information is accurate and up to date without anyassumptions.
Lastly I would like to take a moment to recognize my fellowDirectors, and some of the hardest working men who have dedicatedthe time necessary to run their programs at the highest level. DougKissinger – Membership; Brian Ziegler – R.I.B.; Mike Tesmer – Life;Lucas Volkman – Faith; Chris Teel – Community; and Peter Nicastro– Family. You all have made my job much easier, and I wanted topublicly acknowledge you. I would like to thank State Deputy Hawkinsfor his leadership and for giving me the opportunity to serve as yourState Program Director for the past two years, but I would also like tothank each one of you for everything you did to help make this asuccessful fraternal year. I will be moving on to be MembershipDirector for State Deputy-elect Mike Grudzinski and look forward tofinding new ways to help grow the order. As always, I remind you toCELEBRATE EVERYTHING!
We continue to have a strong response to theSupreme Online Exemplifications. Over thepast month over 400 men from Missouri haveattended the Online Exemplifications, with over300 Knights advancing to the Third Degree ofour Order. These numbers include 76 new Mis-souri Knights.
Supreme continues to hold Online Exempli-fications on Thursday evenings as we continue into the month of June.Missouri will be holding Online Exemplifications on Sunday, June 7th at7:00 pm with Supreme Director, PSD, Mick Gilliam as the Honoree, andTuesday, June 23rd at 7:00 pm with State Deputy Bob Hawkins as theHonoree. Please take advantage of these online opportunities.
As parishes open back up in June, and in person attendance is allowedat mass, many Councils have scheduled live Exemplifications in theirparish. If you can schedule a live Exemplification in your parish, please doso as soon as possible. Let your parish community know that the Knightsof Columbus are there, stronger than ever.
Heading into June we need to recruit about 300 new members to achieveCircle of Honor. Being membership active in your parish is a great way tojump start your Council as we head back to normal operations. At thebeginning of this fraternal year State Deputy Hawkins dedicated this yearto PSD Mick Gilliam who has served on the Supreme Board of Directorsfor 10 years. Mick was selected because of the strength of Missouriattaining Circle of Honor for many years. Mick’s term is coming to an endthis year and we have not achieved Circle of Honor during his term. Let’ssend Mick out a winner.
To help, the State is offering the following incentives to Councils. Forevery member a Council brings in during the month of June the StateCouncil will give that Council $15. They will also be entered in a drawingfor $250. If you bring in 5 members in June your Council will receive acheck for $75 and have 5 chances to win $250.
In addition we have almost 100 Councils that have not brought in a newmember yet this Fraternal Year. To encourage those Councils to recruit andbecome membership active, they will also be entered in a seperate drawingfor $250. If your Council has not recruited a member yet this fraternal yearand recruits a member in June, you will receive a check for $15 and beentered into both of the $250 drawings.
We can make this happen, but we have to start now. Call thosegentlemen that you know that aren’t currently Knights. Now is the besttime to join.
I urge you to continue to step up as Knights. Continue to check on yourBrothers and their families. Come to the aid of your parishoners andneighbors. Show by your example what it means to be a Knight in Missouri.
Thank you for all you do for the Knights of Columbus and please besafe, and recruit a new member today.
EVERY PROGRAM IS A MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
STATE LADIES AUXILIARYCHAIRCOUPLE
RON & AMY MATHIAS
Go to mokofc.org website to see thecomplete report/recap of awards. Theawards will also we featured in theupcoming issue of the June Mariner.
Area #1 : Sunday, September 27, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Our Ladyof Lourdes Parish Hall, 2700 E. Mechanic St.Harrisonville, MO 64701 -#6550 Fr. Puetz, Melodee Brady, President (816) 392-7460,[email protected]
Area #2: Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, SS Peter &Paul Catholic Church, 322 7th St., Boonville, MO 65233, #1061 Boonville,Linda Grissum, President, (660) 537-1901, [email protected]
Area #3: Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, St. GiannaParish Hall , 450 E. Highway N , Wentzville, MO 63385 , #14561 St. Gianna,Nancy Latham, (636) 577-6158, [email protected]
Area #4: Sunday , September 13, 2020 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, St. PatrickMary, Mother of the Church, 176 Marian Dr., Laurie, MO 65037, #10381Mary, Mother of the Church, Linda Neff, President, (573) 374-2070,[email protected]
Area #5: Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, K of C Hall,13225 State Rd. E, DeSoto, MO 63020 , #1185 St. Rose of Lima, TraciHardin, President, (636) 586-6884, [email protected]
Area #6: Sunday, October 4, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Jackson K ofC Hall, 3305 High St., Jackson, MO 63755, #6405 Bishop Timon, DonnaWikel, President, (573) 243-0865, [email protected]
CANCELLATION of SomeState K of C Athletic Events
Due to the Corona virus and heeding directionfrom the County Health Boards involved, as well asthe CDC, these decisions have been made: TheState Softball Tournament in O’Fallon, the State GolfTournament in Hannibal, and the State HorseshoeTournament in Jackson have all been cancelled forthis year. We want to keep all Brother Knights,Ladies and Visitors safe during these uncertaintimes. As of this writing, the BBQ contest in Perryvilleand the State Sporting Clay shoot in Branson are stillon.
We look forward to a return of ALL our K of CAthletic Events next year. Please keep praying for acure for the virus and to keep all our health profes-sionals safe.
State Athletic Chairman,Ennis Wm Hinkebein, II
We are almost there, the lastmonth of the fraternal year! As Iwrite my final newsletter to you asfaith director, we can certainly seehow this fraternal year has not beenwithout its challenges. As you go tofill out your Columbian AwardForm you might be having issueswith the Spiritual Reflection Ac-tivity. Maybe your council pro-moted a retreat, a spiritual work-shop/conference or somethingteaching about the faith at yourparish at some point in the fraternalyear. If around ten people affiliatedwith the Knights attended as a re-sult, you can use this as your Spiri-tual Reflection Activity. Now, per-haps you are stuck with nothing toput on the Columbian Award formand its June or want to do some-thing to bolster people’s faith. Whatyou can do is get a remote activitytogether. You could use a remotemeeting tool or send something outelectronically through email or so-cial media.
Making a point to use some ofthe resources that Supreme has beensending around through Knightline:H Y P E R L I N K “ h t t p s : / /www.kofc.org/en/members/re-sources/leadership-communica-tions/knightline.html” https://www.kofc.org/en/members/re-sources/leadership-communica-tions/knightline.html Our state faithenrichment chairman, Fr. RickJones will have some ideas for youas well. Be sure to fill out the Fra-ternal Programs Report Form(#10784) and then insert the activ-ity into the Columbian Award form.Let me know if you have questions.
Each of our dioceses need fundsto continue their efforts of promot-ing vocations among the young –please contribute to the MissouriReligious Vocations Fund if youhave not already, it’s not too late.Contact chairman Joe Stoverink formore information.
Thank you for all your work thisfraternal year with the Faith activi-ties! Do continue to pray for thesuccess of your parishes, councils,families and for the Church alongwith an end to the Coronavirus.Please pray for vocations to thepriesthood and religious life as well.Through the intercession of OurBlessed Mother and our founder,Fr. McGivney, we can indeed workto build up the Church in our com-munities.
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STATE LIFE DIRECTORMIKE TESMER
Our Mission, Defending Life
FAMILY LIFE DIRECTORPETER NICASTRO
Since this is my last newsletter to you asState Life Director, I want to thank all of theKnights across Missouri for your dedicationto the support of all Life. Whether it was bysupporting our Meet Life Campaign includ-ing Roses for Life and the Marion Icon/SilverRose, Special Olympics of Missouri and also
our fallen brother Knights. I want to thank my Chairman, Greg Elsey –Meet Life, Ed Spence – Roses for Life, John Clarke – Marian Icon/SilverRose, Lou Holtman – Special Olympics of Missouri and Mike Deamos– Sympathy Card for a job well done! Thanks to State Deputy BobHawkins for his trust and support in me as a State Director.
On the SOMO Training for Life Campus, we are so close to finishingour $1.2 Million pledge that ends June 30th. Thank you to every Counciland individual that has made this possible! Maybe your Council will helpus cross the finish line by donating an extra $100, $200 or maybe even$500? Updates to the rebuilding after the tornado can be found at theSOMO website, HYPERLINK “https://somo.org/campus” https://somo.org/campus and the report is that it will be opening soon. Greatnews! If you want to make a personal donation to the TLC, you can doit online at: HYPERLINK “http://www.continuetogive.com/trainingforlife” www.continuetogive.com/trainingforlife.
On the Meet Life side, I recently met with Vitae founder CarlLandwehr and he shared some interesting news with me along with anew strategy they are developing. The interesting news came from astudy from the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) on Pregnancy ResourceCenters around the nation. Although this study was in 2017, it shows theimpact of PRC’s on our communities. Carly thinks if the study was donetoday that the numbers would be even much higher. We know that inMissouri, we support our PRC’s with support and ultrasounds. Here isthe data:
In 2017, pregnancy centers provided almost 2,000,000 people withfree services, with estimated community cost savings of at least $161million annually. 2,752 center locations nationwide provide vital ser-vices including medical services, parenting programs, and sexual riskavoidance education. More than seven in 10 locations offer free ultra-sounds (up 24 percent since 2010). 400,100 hours of free services werecontributed by credentialed nurse sonographers and registered diagnos-tic medical sonographers in 2017. 100 mobile units with ultrasounds areon the road to bring services to women out in the community. 30,000contacts per month reach Heartbeat International’s Option Line hotlineand email/chat lines. 67,400 volunteers serve pregnancy centers, includ-ing an estimated 7,500 medical professionals who freely give of theirtime and skills. Centers carried out 679,600 free pregnancy tests in 2017.295,900 moms and dads attended parenting courses. These are incred-ible statistics and show the importance of our PRC’s! We don’t of coursesee Planned Parenthood offering help like this.
On the new strategy, they are developing a program that is based onArchbishop Naumann of Kansas City Kansas’s program of Walkingwith Moms. This program will use digital advances to identify womenthat might be pregnant, communicate to them hope, connect them to aPRC, encourage them to choose life and mentoring. This program workswell with the Knights strategy to advance the Culture of Life. So, we arestill in need of resources for our Meet Life Campaign and I encourageyour Councils to give a donation to Life! By the way, personal donationsto the Meet Life Phase II can be made online at: HYPERLINK “http://www.continuetogive.com/meetlifep2” www.continuetogive.com/meetlifep2. Vivat Jesus!
It’s June:� School is out for…who knows how long.� That meansI don’t have to share my kitchentable with my kids, except forbreakfast & lunch, as their sum-mer projects can happen else-where.� Outside, even.�
I hope that your Councils arepaying heed to the�Leave NoNeighbor Behind�plan for Coun-cil activities during the pandemic,and�reaching out regularly to ourBrother Knights, their widowsand families, and also our priests,and make sure that they are doingokay.� We strive to build a frater-
nal brotherhood, and must makesure that our brothers and fathersare not isolated.
Remember that�Food forFamilies�has no deadline, eitherin when a Council might hold afood drive or help a food charity inits community, or when to file –but soon thereafter – the Food forFamilies application to receive apartial refund from SupremeCouncil for every $500 donated or1,000 pounds of food given.� Thehistoric rise in unemploymentmean that many people need ourhelp.
The�Family Fully Alive�themefor June is� Self-Giving Love,what noted apologist CS Lewiscalls the greatest of the fourloves,�agape�or�caritas.�It’s per-fect that�caritas�is the theme afterlast month’s,�hope, its predeces-sor in the theological virtues.�Thefamily project for the month is toresearch and make sacrifice beads,remembering that the Sacred Heartof Jesus calls on us to be servantsfor others.
Just announced, our May fra-ternal recognition winners.�The�Knight of the Month�TomZarlingo of Wm. Barnwell Coun-cil 263 in Perryville, and the�Youthof the Month�is Dylan Doak, fromBp. Lillis #4300 in Lexington.�James & Debbie Klug from As-cension Council #11139 wasthe�State Family of the Month.
Unfortunately, some sadnews:� because of the Coronavirusquarantine restrictions, thes t a t e �S o f t b a l l , �G o l f ,and�Horseshoe�tournaments haveall been canceled for 2020.� Theywill return at this year’s formerlocations, next year.
The state�Barbeque Contest�isstill on for July 24 – 25, subject tofuture government and Supremerules, but the Perryville picnicgrounds have ample space for ev-eryone to socially distance.�The�Royals�and�Cardinals�gamesare still dependent on whateverplan made by MLB, which mightbe announced soon.
Stay safe in whatever you do!
STATE RIB DIRECTOR BRIAN ZIEGLER
Brother Knights we are heading into thefinal month of our fraternal year. Due to thecovid-19 shut downs and cancellations ofmeetings we are running behind on not onlyour R.I.B. donations from councils but alsoon our orders membership intake.Brothers I ask of you 2 things for the monthof JuneIf your council hasn’t made their R.I.B.
donation please have them send it in. Also if you personally haven’tdonated now is the time. Simply go to continuetogive/rib and makeyour donationPersonally invite 1 eligible person to join our order. The new degree isvery well done and very informative
Remember without membership we can not continue our excellentprograms such as R.I.B. Which now benefits each of our dioceses as themonies collected stays within the State of Missouri. Vivat Jesus!
Welcome to Missouri’s KofC Community Activities Newsletter Sectionfor June 2020. I hope this finds everyone doing well and staying healthy as the countrybegins to get back to our old normal. Our activities will still be limited, but sureenjoy seeing us get back to our normal way of life on our Communities. I would very much like to use this Newsletter to Thank everyone for theirsupport these past two years as your Community Director. It has beenwonderful working with State Deputy Bob Hawkins, the State officers and allof the District Deputies. It has been my honor to work with the best group of
Chairmen these past years here in Community Activities. All of these men have done an outstanding jobpromoting these programs and providing guidance as needed, I couldn’t have done it without you Knights.
Please begin preparing for next years activities for your Councils, this is important for your success inthe future. Also be ready to assist those newly elected Grand Knights and Council Officers as they beginthis fraternal year. Our guidance and experience with past programs will be an asset for your Councils,Parishes and Communities.
Don’t forget about a personal donation to the State Council - Missouri Knights of Columbus using thenew online system at https://www.continuetogive.com/ during our time staying closer to home. Yourdonations can be directed to any of the many Missouri Knights Programs that we have here, Thank YouAll for your support.Before I leave, I would like to introduce your newly appointed Community Director Peter Nicastro andwish him and his Team much success in the future.
The Team members with Community Activities are always here to serve you. “One Community,Serving Our Family”. I pray for All to be safe and healthy. Thank You All and May God Bless
STATE COMMUNITY DIRECTOR CHRIS TEEL
June/July DegreeSchedule
June Degree ScheduleTuesday, June 2
Patriotic - 7:00 PMOnline Patriotic Exemplification
Wednesday, June 36:30 PM Cameron
St. Munchins Council #11107:00 PM Montgomery City
Montgomery City Council #2044Sunday, June 7
1:00 PM Willow SpringsBishop Fulton Sheen Council #7442
Unified - 1:00 PM BallwinHoly Infant Council #10794
Monday, June 86:30 PM Springfield
Immaculate Conception Council #13681Tuesday, June 9
6:30 PM Warson WoodsSte. Genevieve du Bois Council #15775
7:00 PM Lee’s SummitOur Lady of the Presentation Coun. #6819
7:30 PM CassvilleCassville Pulaskifield Council #8865
Wednesday, June 106:00 PM Warsaw
Jay Harris Council #86206:30 PM Jefferson City
Bishop McAuliffe Council #12992
Thursday, June 116:15 PM Kansas City
Holy Family Council #14266Sunday, June 14
6:00 PM GladstoneFr. Robert A. Hager Council #7064
Monday, June 157:00 PM Belton
ArchBishop O’Hara Council #4387Tuesday, June 166:30 PM Columbia
Columbia Council #15297:00 PM Shrewsbury
Webster Groves Council #21197:00 PM Vienna
Visitation Council #13178Thursday, June 18
6:00 PM TroySacred Heart Council #6525
Tuesday, June 237:00 PM St. Louis
St. Raphael Council #14330Thursday, June 257:00 PM Wentzville
St. Joseph Council #15433Tuesday, June 30
7:00 PM St. CharlesSt. Robert Bellarmine Council #12037
July Degree ScheduleThursday, July 2
7:00 PM HermitageFather Donald Powers Council #13786
Monday, July 67:00 PM Blue Springs
St. Robert Bellarmine Council #14745Tuesday, July 147:00 PM Gerald
Fr. Jerry Jakle Council #9465Wednesday, July 15
7:00 PM BeltonPope John XXIII Council #5586
Thursday, July 167:00 PM Centralia
Fr. Ray Weis Council #7841Thursday, July 237:00 PM Kirkwood
Kirkwood Council #2117
We Gonna “smoke” Out The Virus
FR. MICHAEL J. MCGIVNEY GUILDFor more information contact Cairman Ed Cirar
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