December 2022 North Coast Navigator

ADVENT 2022

DECEMBER 2022

Willoughby Council 2886 Keeping the Tradition Alive Setting Up The Nativity Scene 2022

FAITH

FAMILY

COMMUNITY

LIFE

CHARITY * UNITY * FRATERNITY * PATRIOTISM

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FR. MCGIVNEY GUILD

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WHAT YOU CAN DO The Cause for Canonization of Blessed Father Michael J. McGivney is at a favorable stage at the Vatican and you can help him on his way to sainthood.

Since he was declared a Venerable Servant of God in March 2008, and a miracle through his intercession has opened the way to beatification, we are near the final phase of the process. One more miracle is needed for him to be eligible for sainthood.

should pray for his intercession and canonization.

including a quarterly newsletter with spiritual insights and updates on the cause, and a weekly Mass offered for the Remember that prayers to and for Father intentions of all Guild members. Take a McGivney are really prayers asking God moment now to access the online to act through and on behalf of the enrollment form.

Blessed Servant of God. A Call to Holiness Most importantly, the cause of Father REPORT. After asking Father McGivney is not simply about him McGivney to intercede for a particular being declared a saint. It is an intention, it is important to report any favors received – to let the Guild know if opportunity for each one of us to seek his intercession and draw closer to God. This is a long and complex process. But the prayer has been answered. You are your part is simple and direct, and can encouraged to report any and every be summed up in three words: favor, big or small, so we can appreciate As the Second Vatican Council made better the spiritual activity of the Blessed clear with its universal call to holiness, we are all called to be saints. Father PRAY. REPORT. JOIN. Servant of God. Medical and physical McGivney’s cause, in particular, is a healings are especially important to PRAY. Your prayers can take two forms: report since they are most likely to be summons to laypeople to embrace the to and for. Pray to Father McGivney that judged miraculous under strict Vatican mystery of Christ in its fullness so each he may intercede for you and others in of us will see that we are called to heroic guidelines. times of need, especially in cases of virtue. Through the prayers and serious illness. Pray for Father It is easy to report favors through a form example of Father McGivney, we can McGivney’s cause, that it may continue on this website. You may also report come closer to loving God with our to move forward with favorable reports. favors by email (guild@kofc.org) or by whole heart and our neighbor as ourselves. regular U.S. mail to the address below.

Knights of Columbus councils and families especially should engage in From: https:// JOIN. Step 3 is to join the Father these prayers, but anyone who is www.fathermcgivney.org/en/ McGivney Guild. Membership is free devoted to Father McGivney can and sainthood-cause/what-you-can-do.html and you receive many benefits, God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Blessed Michael McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue, may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church.

Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify Blessed Michael McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (here make your request).

Through Christ our Lord. Amen

HIS VISION, YOUR MISSION

You can play a key role in advancing Father McGivney’s cause by joining the Guild for free and praying for his intercession and canonization. May Father McGivney intercede for you! The Father Michael J. McGivney Guild serves as a source for information about the life, works and spirituality of Father McGivney.

The Guild publishes a quarterly newsletter and offers a weekly Mass for the intentions of members.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN TODAY!

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SUPREME COUNCIL

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DECEMBER 2022

SUPREME NEWS & NOTES

KNIGHTS SUPPORT UKRAINIAN ORPHANS DISPLACED BY WAR Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine last February, more than 100 children from the cities of Myrne and Melitopol were relocated to a retreat center outside Częstochowa, Poland. With financial assistance from the Knights of Columbus, the local branch of the international charitable organization Caritas now operates the center as an orphanage, offering love, safety and stability to refugee children who have lost everything. Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly visited the home and spent time with the children there during Holy Week of 2022. (MORE) GIVING THANKS FOR FAMILY Damon and Melanie Owens have been married for 30 years and are parents of eight children. Thanks in part to the support of Damon’s brother Knights in St. Patrick Council 15346 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, they traveled to Rome with five of their children this past summer to be part of the official U.S. delegation to the World Meeting of Families. (MORE)

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHAIR INSTALLED AT CUA’S COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW Professor Kevin C. Walsh was installed Nov. 8 as the first Knights of Columbus Endowed Professor of Law and the Catholic Tradition, a new chair at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law. Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, who serves on the CUA Board of Trustees, addressed university president Peter Kilpatrick, Professor Walsh and other dignitaries during the installation ceremony in Washington, D.C. (MORE)

SERVICE ABOVE AND BEYOND Capt. Roger Donlon was commanding officer of U.S. Army Special Forces Detachment A-726 when the Viet Cong launched a predawn attack on Camp Nam Dong in early July 1964. Despite sustaining several injuries, Capt. Donlon continued directing defense operations and the rescue of wounded soldiers under heavy fire. He went on to become the first Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam war. (MORE)

CLICK MORE FOR THE ENTIRE STORY. FOR THE LATEST NEWS FROM SUPREME, VISIT WWW.KOFC.ORG

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OHIO STATE COUNCIL

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DECEMBER 2022

STATE OFFICER REPORT Happy New Year! Yes, believe it or not, the new church year is upon us as we enter into the season of Advent. I always loved Advent starting with the readings from the Old Testament foreshadowing the coming of the Messiah and all the way up till Christmas Eve as the infant Jesus comes into the world. Advent is that time to prayer, penance, and sacrifice.

same—small lunch (KofC tube steaks, chips, and beverage), meeting, tickets, home.

Lunch can start at 1PM with the Super Cash Councils in the diocese are starting to Roadshow get active again. It has been a long road starting at to come out of COVID and despite that 2PM. Tickets will not be distributed till fact, there is still a long way to go. There the end of the meeting. The number of is chatter about closing or merging tickets available will be determined councils just because no one was active based on the amount given last year and for two years. I will say there is a sold. If your council is interested in handful of councils that remained active hosting, please contact me as soon as throughout COVID and those councils possible. are thriving today. We will work with you to get your council active again It is not too early to make sure that your before we talk about closures or Free Throw Contest is ready to go. mergers. So, if that conversation is There will be a Diocesan Tournament on coming up, talk with your District March 5, 2023 and the State Deputy or myself. There are a lot of Championship on March 18, 2023. Be on things that we can do before we take the lookout for an announce via email of first. announcing a partnership between the Ohio State Council and the Cleveland I want all of you to rest assured that Cavaliers. We are hoping to have a your Supreme awards are safe with me Knight Out with the Cavs toward the now. Yes, Supreme shipped all of the end of March 2023. awards to the Columbus Marriott Airport in October instead of shipping You will start to notice more and more them to the District Deputies. The state discussion concerning the Eucharistic officers separated them all out and we Revival that is currently under way. will distribute them. One of the things Greg Coogan from St. Hilary Council that I would like to do is make sure and myself will be putting together recognition is given when properly items for you to watch out for here in earned. With that, all of the Supreme the Navigator. If your council and/or Awards—Columbian, Founders, Fr. assembly are hosting or participating in McGivney and Star Council—will be Eucharistic events, please let us know. given out at the Super Cash Roadshow We would be glad to join you! distribution locations on February 11, 2023. The locations are still being I want to thank all of the councils, determined but we will again have a assemblies, and the chapter for their location on the east, west, and south participating in state sponsored Measure sides of the diocese. The scenario is the Up, Matching Funds, and Support Our

Seminarians programs. Measure Up and Matching Funds programs are closed and the final reports will be distributed via email and posted on the state website soon. I will have the honor to distribute to the six diocesan representatives the checks from all of your donations this January at the State Mid-Year Meeting. I cannot say enough because—as you will see soon—the donations were up this year and very close the goal that I set back during the July tour!

Finally, as we prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus, the diocese is posting on social media “What the Eucharist means to you?” comments from various pastors and priests. I ask you to personally ponder this questions and to dig deep into your hearts what the Eucharist means to you. For me, it is everything—my source of hope, love, inspiration, drive, compassion—it is Jesus coming to me, for me, and in me.

From my family—Kathy, Kristen, and Robert, to all of you and your families, we wish you a very happy and blessed Advent and Christmas Season.

Vivat Jesus! God Bless!

Jim

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GROWTH

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STATE GROWTH REPORT My fellow Knights of Columbus in the Great State of Ohio. I am going to give you a current update on where the Membership is as of 11/26/2022.

Total Membership: 54,804 and 1,705 is our New Circle of Honor Goal. It gets reduced by 1 for every 10 New E-Members that sign up. We have an INTAKE of +576 New Members since July 1, 2022, that puts us at 33.98% of our Goal of 1,750 and currently we are at #37 Order wide.

As of 11/26/2022, the Current Diocese Standings are as follows: The Standings have changed quite a bit, as Cincinnati Columbus & Cleveland have shifted in HIGH Membership gear. Cincinnati has shifted gears and put the pedal to the metal and passed Cleveland, with Columbus trying to pass Cleveland. Cleveland is maintaining their speed, while Steubenville has managed to recruit a few more with the Franciscan University. Youngstown is trying to make a pass, as they have had several eMembers come in this week. Keep looking for opportunities to invite New Members to Join.

Continue to ask New Members to join our Order, Continue to hold Exemplifications as often as possible, this new version only takes 30 minutes to complete. There is great potential for New Council development in several of our dioceses that will be taking place in the next few months.

In order to claim the membership incentives email to mcfreil2019@gmail.com the name(s) of the new member as soon as possible with their Exempt date.

Michael Freil State Membership Director, Ohio State Council

ORDER GROWTH As of November 26, 2022

Ohio July 1: 54,710 Ohio Growth: 573 (32.74%) % Growth: 1.05%

Cleveland July 1: 8,612 Cleveland Growth: 108 (33.85%) % Growth: 1.25% % Growth is a measure of the YTD gain compared against the July 1st membership number.

TOP-5 % GROWTH YTD Gain against the July 1 Membership Total

1. 8320 John Carroll (16.67%) 2. 11464 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (6.90%) 3. 3410 South Akron (5.56%) 4. 15901 St. Adalbert (5.41%) 5. 4847 Brunswick (4.84%) TOP-5 TOTAL NEW MEMBERS 1.

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3410 South Akron (17) 4847 Brunswick (9) 10792 St. Francis of Assisi (7) 774 Elyria (6) 14551 St. Hilary (6) TOP-5 DISTRICTS

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DD #19 Tom Goodheart (19) DD #24 Tom Donovan (18) DD #33 George Metz (11) DD #20 DeWitt Gober (11) DD #25 Cris Drugan (11)

Can you crack the TOP-5 and take home the top prize this year?

Grow and find out!

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OHIO STATE COUNCIL

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GROWTH INCENTIVE

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EMEMBERSHIP

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EMEMBERSHIP There has been a lot of confusion on what to do with an eMember when you receive the notice from the state. The steps are outlined for you on the email message but are below for your reference. If there are any questions or concerns about eMembers and what steps you are to do, please contact either your District Deputy, George Metz, Mike Incorvati or Jim Maslach. We can assist you through the process. State Exemplifications are every Wednesday at 7PM via Zoom. Supreme has the On-Demand feature.

COUNCIL PROCESS • Council Admission Committee contacts the e-member and welcomes him to the Order.

• Interview the eMember utilizing the Admission Committee Inquiries Guide (Form 390) • Complete Admission Committee Report (Form 283).

• Council Admission Committee recommendation to council officers.

IF FOUND FAVORABLE • Council ballots (live or virtually) to accept eMember.

• GK, FS or CMD sends online registration link to eMember.

• Registration Link for State Online Exemplification (https://www.kofcohio.org/ exemplification-registration/) or Supreme On-Demand Resources (Ceremonial Resources | Knights of Columbus (kofc.org) You will be required to login to Supreme before accessing the Ceremonial page.

• E-Member registers and attends Exemplification on assigned date and time.

• Upon completion of the Exemplification, a confirmation email is sent to the GK, FS and/or CMD from State or Supreme Council.

• Complete the Form 100 received from State Online Membership Director and submit to form100@kofcohio.org OR login to Officers Online and complete the Prospect tab.

• Present new member with rosary and emblem of the Order pin at next available opportunity.

IF FOUND UNFAVORABLE • Financial Secretary or Grand Knight login to Officers Online • Go to the Prospect tab.

• Select REJECTION and select the reason why.

• Send email to State Online Membership Director, District Deputy and State Officer. If the reason is incompatible or if the e-member would like a different council, State Online Membership Director will update and forward back to DMD to start the process over again with the new council.

COUNCILS WITH EMEMBERS IN PORTAL As of November 26, 2022

10792 St. Francis of Assisi (6) 4664 Charles Reymann (2) 733 Cleveland (1) 2803 Brooklyn-Parma (1) 14111 Prince of Peace (1) 15614 St. Anthony of Padua (1) 4168 Medina (1) 10936 Holy Family (1) 16137 St. Charles Borromeo (1) 3970 Lafayette (1) 16279 Mary Queen of Peace (1) 5559 St. Barnabas (1) 4731 North Olmsted (1) 8369 Father Cieslak (1) 5405 Wickliffe (1) 637 Lorain (1) 5613 Our Lady of Victory (1) Active: 26 (<60-Days Old) Follow the steps outlined on this page and send updates to Jim Maslach at kofcjkm@gmail.com so that he can update the Diocese Tracker for the State. If you need an Exemplification, see the Diocesan Events listed on page 18 for more info and locations.

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ADMINISTRATION

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DECEMBER 2022

FORMS, FORMS, & MORE FORMS Supreme continues to be behind in processing of reports. If you received a confirmation email back from Supreme when using our formXXXX@kofcohio.org email addresses, DO NOT send the reports again. Every time a report is sent, it adds to the backlog and requires someone to look at it for changes.

On the next page,, lists the councils and what reports Supreme is still missing. If you submitted those reports AND have a confirmation message from Supreme (if submitted via email), PLEASE DO NOT SEND AGAIN. Councils highlighted in RED are figuratively INACTIVE at this point. The others, should be submitting their reports. District Deputies will contact the GKs and FSs this month to finalize these reports. Inactive councils reports were submitted by the state officer in October 2022.

If you need help with any of these reports, please contact your District Deputy, State Officer or anyone on the Diocesan Staff.

FORMS AVAILABLE ONLINE @ www.kofcohio.org #185 Report of Officers Chosen for Term - PDF - Online - due 6/30 #365 Service Program Personnel Report - PDF - Online - due 6/30 #1295-1 Semi-Annual Council Audit - due 8/15 #1728 Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity - PDF Online - due 1/31 #1728A Survey of Fraternal Activity Individual Member Worksheet - No due date #1295-2 Semi-Annual Council Audit - due 2/15 #SP-7—Columbian Award Application—Requires access to Supreme Website Officers Online—due 6/30

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ADMINISTRATION

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FORMS STATUS REPORT

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INSURANCE

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INSURANCE Merry Christmas! To all my brothers and their families, I extend my very best wishes for a merry and a blessed Christmas. As we are celebrating the Christmas season, we give thanks that God sent his Only Begotten Son to live among us and save us! That gift from the Father sets the stage for our giving gifts at Christmas. It seems we say it every year: “It’s Christmas; where did the year go?” Seems like a good time to look back on the year and note all the gifts given by you and our members worldwide.

As Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly mentioned in his annual report this year in Nashville, Tennessee, we have much to be thankful for and much more work ahead of us.

Consider these gifts that SK Kelly mentioned. The Order gave more that $154 million and more than 48 million hours of volunteer service. But those are the big totals. Look at these specifics: we gave the gift of warmth to more than 150,000 children through the Coats for Kids campaign. We gave 8,891 physically challenged individuals the gift of mobility this year through our wheelchair program. We raised more than $19 million for Ukraine support and gave those families the gift of respite at Mercy Centers and Easter packages. RSVP gave the gift of financial support to nearly 5,900 seminarians or postulants. And we had more than 450,000 members give the gift of life through donating blood. These are gifts that change lives. Real people, real individuals benefited from these gifts. As I consider Christmas I think of the gift of support and encouragement that you have given me. I appreciate the opportunity to work with you and your families this past year and I look forward to a new year and renewing connections with you. Again, a very Merry and Blessed Christmas! Vivat Jesus!

A CAREER UNLIKE ANY OTHER We are seeking financial professionals to serve as insurance agents and investment advisory representatives (IAR).

Working with the Knights of Columbus as a financial professional is unlike any other career opportunity you’ll come across. We are a not-for-profit charitable membership organization that helps provide financial security to its members and their families through its insurance programs and investments while also engaging in charitable works.

Each Knights of Columbus financial professional is assigned to a territory of Knights of Columbus families. Our agents and advisors offer meaningful insurance and financial solutions to our Catholic members and their families and join our members in building our church and serving our communities.

WHAT WE OFFER: Career centered on the Catholic faith and serving the community Contacts in our councils who are eligible to purchase insurance Schedule you set yourself Coaching on your business plan

Training plan developed just for you Eligibility for our group life, medical, and disability insurance Eligibility for our cash balance pension plan and 401(k) plans Eligibility to earn performance incentives and bonuses WHAT WE EXPECT FROM OUR AGENTS & ADVISORS: Provide our members and their families with the advice that fits their needs Be deeply involved in your parish and the councils of Knights you serve Build and enhance your financial literacy Learn and follow all regulatory requirements Provide our members and their families with outstanding customer service QUALIFICATIONS (Minimum): Active state license to sell life insurance and our other products, or successful completion of the license process when required by the state PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (Not required at hire): Bachelor’s degree Series 65 license CFP, CLU, CFA, CPA, or other professional designations

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INSURANCE

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INSURANCE

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KNIGHTS IN ACTION

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EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL On June 19, 2022, the Catholic Church in the United States launched a very exciting National Eucharistic Revival. The Diocese of Cleveland is joyfully participating in this three-year process. Diocesan Convocations, retreats and webinars are taking place for bishops, priests, diocesan, parish and school staff as they open their hearts to the Holy Spirit’s action during the first Year of Diocesan Revival. Beginning on Thanksgiving Day the Diocesan Eucharistic Revival team will be posting video testimonies from our priests answering the question, “What does the Eucharist mean to me?” A new video will be posted daily through Christmas. Use the hashtag #EucharistCLE to find or share videos on social media. The Diocese will be also featuring a billboard campaign highlighting quotes from the Bible and the saints about the Eucharist in all eight counties of the Diocese.

Beginning in June of 2023 is the Year of the Parish Revival. Parishes and schools across the country and Northeast Ohio have already begun some exceptional grassroots initiatives to foster a deeper Eucharistic devotion in their parishes. The Knights of Columbus are a national partner for the Revival and we encourage every Council and Assembly to support initiatives in your parishes and within your council.

Here are a few things that you can do: Visit the National Eucharistic Revival website https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/ Visit the Diocese of Cleveland’s Revival Website: https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/eucharistic-revival/overview Talk to your pastor to see what ways the Knights can assist, sponsor and support parish initiatives that could include adult faith formation, holy hours, and faith sharing on the Eucharist for all parishioners. Could your council offer to pray for and with all those preparing to receive First Holy Communion this year?

Participate in the Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and possibly a parish Eucharistic Procession Learn more about the Eucharist. Visit the Knights of Columbus’ website for resources: https://www.kofc.org/en/who-weare/our-faith/eucharist.html Most importantly tell your story. Answer the question, “What does the Eucharist mean to me?” and share your in your family, at work, at a Council meeting or with friends.

In 2024, there will be National Eucharistic Revival held in Indianapolis with over 80,000 Catholics. The Diocese of Cleveland hopes to have a good representation. Stay tuned for more exciting opportunities in the diocese and our parishes.

Please share the good news of your Council’s activity with the Diocesan Eucharistic Revival Team. You may email me at Gregory Coogan, gcoogan@dioceseofcleveland.org.

Respectfully submitted by Gregory Coogan Secretary for Catechetical Formation Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Member of St. Hilary Council No. 14551 Fairlawn, OH

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KNIGHTS IN ACTION

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EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL

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TRAINING

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Visit the State Website Training Opportunities page listed under FOR MEMBERS to register for any of the courses listed above (Training Opportunities | Ohio State Council (kofcohio.org) ) SUPREME TRAINING VIDEOS Supreme offers a wide variety of training opportunities online for you. Some of the topics that are available include: • Member Management • Member Billing • Communications Click HERE to Visit Supreme Training

YOU ARE YOUR PROGRAMS Understand the council’s perception by fellow parishioners, particularly that of inactive members and future potential members and develop programs to advance your council. Click the date to register.

December 19 @ 8PM

DELTA CHURCH DRIVE Come learn how to do the Delta Church drive method. this highly effective process of growth through communication will help you go from prospects to members and answer the why of growth. Click the date to Register.

ENHANCINGMEMBER EXPERIENCE Understand what’s meant by the terms membership experience and membership engagement and how the two terms are related, Complete the Council Engagement Assessment to assess their council’s strengths and weaknesses with regards to member engagement, Click the date to register.

December 5 @ 7PM December 12 @ 8PM

GRAND KNIGHT HALFTIME

AFFILIATE MEMBER INITIATIVE

We cover in this training: Do a report See the description below. card on how the council has done so far.

December 19 @ 7PM Readjust your goals or make new goals.

December 19 @ 8:30 PM Run through a calendar for the second December 29 @ 7PM half of the fraternal year. Click to December 29 @ 8:30PM Register.

December 20 @ 8PM

AFFILIATE MEMBER INITIATIVE RETURNS! Many of you have probably never heard of the Affiliate Member Initiative. It’s an opportunity to transfer the “dead wood” from your roster. Supreme is allowing us to cleanse our ranks for one month only— January 2023. Councils have the opportunity to remove members from their rosters who have been missing-in-ac on for some me. This is not a suspension or a withdrawal. The men you transfer to the affiliate program are s ll Knights of Columbus, they are just not members of your council anymore. These transfers will not affect your progress towards reaching your Supreme Growth quota. The men you transfer to the program will now be “managed” by Supreme.

You will no longer pay per capita for them— once they are transferred (January only).

Training will be available from the State Council on the following dates listed above.

These training sessions are listed on the state calendar accessible via the state website (www.kofcohio.org) and the Training Opportunities page under FOR MEMBERS. Registration IS required for anyone a ending the sessions. The training materials will be developed from the December 7 Supreme presentation as well as specific instructions on Member Management.

This opportunity may never be repeated— do not miss this opportunity.

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GENERAL PROGRAMS

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STATE GENERAL PROGRAM Community Duane Bassett, State Community Director

Faith Tony Offenberger, State Faith Director

Please start planning your Council Free Throw Championship at your local school or parish. You should have ordered or downloaded your Free Throw kits from Supplies Online to be ready for event in January.

December is the month we celebrate with our families but let us not forget the reason for the season. We put out Keep Christ in Christmas magnets and bumper stickers in the back of church to show others but sometimes we forget ourselves. Try to attend a weekday mass this Advent season and make a good confession.

Your friend in Christ

Family

Life

Joe Hartle, State Family Director

Chris Bercaw, State Life Director

Food for Families is a great program to do during the month of December. Your local food pantry always looking for assistance during these holiday months. What is your Council doing for Keep Christ in Christmas? Feast of Holy Family is December 30, consider doing Consecration of the Holy Family (https://www.kofc.org/en/resources/faith-in-actionprograms/family/consecration-to-the-holyfamily/10666-consecration-holy-family-prep.pdf) and order enough prayer cards (item #10371) for members of your Council and Parish.

Now is the time to start planning for National March for Life in Washington DC on Friday January 20, 2023. Please work with your Parish or Diocese for reserving your buss to the March for Life event. Has your Council given $500.00 for the Aid and Support After Pregnancy (ASAP) program? To aid is collecting funds, Councils can order Baby Bottles from Supplies Online, Item: BABYBOTTLE cost $1.89 per bottle, with max of 100 bottles per order. Please report Special Olympics participation using online #10784 by January 31, 2023. Ohio is awarded an amount from Supreme Council based on how many councils report their Special Olympics programs using #10784 form.

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KNIGHTS IN ACTION Brothers, Thought you might be interested in reading about the Ohio PTA very supportive "Position Statement" on seat belts in school buses that we addressed in July,2022. The Ohio PTA Board has recently released their authoritative and extensive Position Statement on the “Support of Seat Belts in School Buses” (See Below) and joined the National PTA** that has long-supported (1998) seat belts in school buses for all school districts.

The Ohio PTA recommends that school districts initiate lap-shoulder seat belt installation pilot programs and this direct action by the Ohio PTA will undoubtedly be a turning point for school bus safety in Ohio, serve as a model for enhanced school bus safety in other States and will prevent injuries and save children's lives. An example of a multi-vehicle school bus accident recently occurred in Avon Lake that could have been catastrophic. Also the need for seat belts to protect children on school buses even received recognition by Judge Jeanine Pirro on the October 27th edition of “The Five Show”.

I'm hoping to alert school districts to the risk their students and staff have without seat belts and "encourage" them, consistent with the Ohio PTA recommendation, to conduct pilot programs installing seat belts in their new buses. Please let me know if you have any questions and/or comments.

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Three Ohio school districts (Hudson, Avon Lake & Beachwood) have already purchased school buses with seat belts to protect their children; A chronological accounting of the US “seat belts in school buses” issue; The long-standing recommendations of federal agencies (NTSB & NHTSA) and other organizations on seat belts; The demonstrated effectiveness of seat belts for safety and behavior improvement; The regulations requiring seat belts in school buses in nine states, many cities and numerous school districts; Statistics on children’s deaths and injuries in the US as well as yearly Ohio school bus accident incidence data and the inadequacy of current school bus safety measures; In the US, seat belts are required in cars (1968), small school buses (2011), commercial motor coaches (2019) and for Ohio school bus drivers (1986); Low cost for the addition of seat belts to school buses (0.5% of total yearly student transportation cost); Increased risk for school districts without seat belts in their school buses of unlimited compensatory damage awards for school bus-related deaths and injuries.

* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_gdupw-fKU-h-oIHptFe0wVcXjARvWhW/edit ** https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/ptas-positions/Individual-PTA-Resolutions/Resolution-on-Seat-Belts-in-NewSchool-Buses Thanks "Seat Belts Save Lives” Rudy Breglia

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KNIGHTS IN ACTION Council #14111: WOW! A Really Successful Event!

October 15th marked our first Trunk-r-Treat/Chili/Tailgate/Octoberfest event! Whatever you want to call it, it was a spooktacular success!! “Thank you” Jeff Fry and Phil Scozarro for coming up with this idea and following it through to completion. And, of course, a big THANKS to the council members and wives who dove in to make this a memorable evening.

We know you all were tired when you went home but, hopefully, happy that you helped pull off this wonderful event. We even managed to recruit a new member! Bob Covington was voted into the council at the November meeting and the exemplification video will be scheduled soon.

The Trunk-r-Treat portion worked well. Thank you, Mike Breiding and John Brooks, for parking help.

Inside, the food service worked remarkably well considering we had a HUGE crowd. (a few people forgot to pre-register at the Masses!!) The menu of Hot Dogs, BBQ Pork sandwiches, Whitey’s chili and accompaniments was praised by many. We managed to feed the multitude! If you weren’t here, you missed something really special!

Look for this event to happen again!

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STATE FUNDRAISING

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STATE FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS

Thank you for your continued support of seminiarians within the diocese of Cleveland! Please contribute to SOS. If you need help with the program, please reach out to your DD, Diocesan Team or IPSD Bob Byers.

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ACTIVITIES

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DECEMBER 2022

STATE & DIOCESAN ACTIVITIES DECEMBER 2022 1—Exemplification CUF (6:30PM, Council #3970) 4—Breakfast with Santa (8:30AM, 4847 Brunswick) 5—Delta Church Drive (7PM, GoTo Meeting) 7—Affiliate Member Initiative (8PM, GoTo Meeting) 9—Cleveland Chapter Meeting (7:30PM, Garfield Hts) 7—Council Meeting Training (8PM, GoTo Meeting) 12—Enhancing Member Experience (8PM, GoTo Meeting) 14—State Exemplification CUF (7PM), Zoom) 19—Affiliate Member Initiative (7PM, Zoom) 19—You Are Your Programs (8PM, GoTo Meeting) 19—Affiliate Member Initiative (8:30PM, Zoom) 20—State Membership Team Meeting (7PM, Zoom) 21—State Exemplification CUF (7PM), Zoom) 28—State Exemplification CUF (7PM, Zoom) 29—Affiliate Member Initiative (7PM, Zoom) 29—Affiliate Member Initiative (8:30PM, Zoom) For details concerning the events above, please check out either the state calendar or the diocesan calendar. To submit events, visit www.kofcohio.org and click on Events and Exemplifications.

Looking for a live, in-person Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity but do not have enough team members for the team. Contact Joe Vallowe at 703-839-3591 or via email at vallowej@gmail.com to schedule our Diocesan Team to assist. If you are interested in starting a council team, contact your District Deputy or any member of the Diocesan Team to assist.

SUPREME ONLINE BILLING The following was sent out to all involved in May. Please make note of it and be sure to check for your online statements regularly, so as to not miss payment deadlines.

Grand Knights, Navigators, Financial Secretaries, Comptrollers: This is a friendly reminder that the latest council and assembly billing statements have been uploaded to the Reports tab on Officers Online. The previous statements are also available by clicking the word “past”.

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DIOCESAN INFO

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DIOCESAN DIRECTORY State Advocate / DD #32

789, 3541, 5506, 13601 Jim Maslach

440-785-9838 kofcjkm@gmail.com

State Website Director

Tom Buehner

216-554-0722 tom.buehner@gmail.com

Assistant Membership Director

John Brown

330-610-0308 trouter0523@gmail.com

DD Coordinator / DD #33

310, 2726, 8320, 15023, 15737

George Metz

440-449-0081 georgegmetz@aol.com

Dio. Membership / DD #28

Inactive Councils

Mike Incorvati

330-671-1490 mbaincorvati@hotmail.com

Dio. Membership / DD #29

Inactive Councils

Jerry Nowesnick

440-336-0039 nowesnick@gmail.com

Past State Deputy

Robert Collins, Jr

216-410-7174 rfcollinsjr@gmail.com

Past State Deputy

Roland Bator

330-225-7354 rbator4591@msn.com

General Agent

Jason Staas

800-484-0304 jason.staas@kofc.org

Assistant General Agent/ Financial Advisor

Christopher Winston

440-973-8288 christopher.winston@kofc.org

District Deputy #19

547, 3213, 3410, 14054, 14111

Tom Goodheart

330-773-9379 MLTRG@ATT.NET

District Deputy #20

637, 774, 3269, 4891, 7970, 8369

DeWitt Gober

440-541-3317 DD20GOBER@GMAIL.COM

District Deputy #21

4731, 13984, 14416, 15901, 16373, 16376

Patrick Gale

440-382-1177 FLAGDAY66@WOWWAY.COM

District Deputy #22

733, 2643, 2790, 4217, David Tucker 13640

District Deputy #23

947, 3304, 14714, 15942

OPEN

District Deputy #24

4168, 4847, 10792, 11464, 14769

Tom Donovan

216-650-4213 TD3430@ATT.NET

District Deputy #25

2362, 3529, 4664, 5613, 10936, 13517

Cris Drugan

234-207-8686 CRIS.DRUGAN@ATT.NET

District Deputy #26

3970, 14406, 15056, 15614, 16137, 16279

Teran Taggart

216-509-2087 ADM5893@YAHOO.COM

District Deputy #27

2886, 3164, 4498, 4801, 5405, 13755

Tim Daley

216-486-1298 tdaley1861@aol.com

District Deputy #30

14255, 14551

Kevin Hogan

330-666-1343 K.J.HOGAN@ROADRUNNER.COM

District Deputy #31

2803, 4130, 4893, 5106, 5559, 11831

Bob Walsh

216-533-1134 REWALSH731@AOL.COM

216-310-4360 SIXFOOTSIX32@YAHOO.COM If interested, call George or Jim!

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