Newsletter of The Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Knights of Columbus ā March 2023
Celina - Coldwater - St. Henry - Fort Recovery - Sidney - Versailles - Greenville - Russia
Covington - Wapakoneta - St. Marys - Minster -Russells Point - McCartyville - Springļ¬eld
Urbana - Bellefontaine Fairborn - Eaton - Huber Heights - Vandalia - Englewood - Piqua
Troy - Tipp City - New Carlisle - Dayton - Xenia - Beavercreek -Centerville - KetteringHamilton - Fairļ¬eld - Harrison - North Bend - Monroe - West Chester - Carthage - Sharonville
New Burlington - Norwood - Shandon - Wilmington - Morrow - Mason- Lebanon - Milford - Loveland - Springļ¬eld Middletown - Miamisburg - Franklin - Trenton - Cincinnati - Ripley - Fayetteville - Hillsboro - Greenļ¬eld - West Union - Waynesville
MarchMembershipBlitz!
Spring is beginning to peek at us from around the corner and that means itās time for the March Membership Blitz! And what better time to grow the Order than during the very start of growing season. Letās till the soil, spread the fertilizer, and plant those seeds. Invite the husbands and wives of your parish to attend a beneļ¬t watch party (see page 4), or host a Delta Church Drive. There are plenty of great March growth incentives and you can ļ¬nd out more in State Membership Director Michael Frielās column on page 2 of this issue.
Fish fry season has begun and this too is an excellent time to recruit new members. Speaking of ļ¬sh fries, they are also a good time to sell Super Cash Bonanza tickets. Some council Super Cash chairman are partnering with their ļ¬sh fries to oļ¬er a dollar oļ¬ a ļ¬sh dinner if the customer purchases a Super Cash ticket! The ļ¬sh fry still gets the dollar and the councils sells more tickets! It can be a winwin. If your ļ¬sh fry is run by another organization
you could kick back more than that dollar to the group or even another group. There are so many possibilities.
The 2022 Matching Funds Campaign in support of the six Ohio diocesan oļ¬ces of Evangelization or Religious Education concluded this past November. At the January mid-fraternal year meeting in Columbus program chairman Jim Maslach presented Michael Schafer, the Director of Communication and Evangelization for the Cincinnati Archdiocese with a check on our behalf for $15,950.86 which included a $5,620.00 match from the Ohio Charity Foundation and the State Council. We came in third statewide in donations and was only $250 shy of the top donor Columbus. Thank you brothers!
Fraternally yours, Michael J. Felerski State Treasurer
The state council is setting up a Disaster Relief Aid for those in East Palestine to assist when the need arises. If your council wishes to donate to the this Relief Aid, please make checks out to the Ohio State Council, Knights of Columbus and mail to:
Jeļ¬ Kiliany, State Secretary 559 Walnut Street
Leetonia, OH 44421
Please mark the memo line as Disaster Relief.
Finally, please keep the people of East Palestine in your prayers as they continue to deal with the after aļ¬ects of this tragedy.
Vivat Jesus,
Mark Siracusa
State Deputy
State Membership Director
Michael Freil
Ohio State Council
Membership-Growth News
March 2023
Recruiting a New Member into the Order is one of the most important and noteworthy accomplishment that Any Knight can achieve. New members keep our organization and your Councils vibrant and ensure our success in the years ahead. When a Proposer recruits a New Member, he will receive 500 VIP Points from Supreme headquarters to use at Knights Gear. A collection of these points can earn you some nice gift items that are in the catalog at www.knightsgear.com
Important things to remember for Membership in Fraternal year 2021-2022
Just about every month throughout the Fraternal year, there will be some great $$ Incentives for the Proposer who brings in New Members. Usually it is $35 for each new member. However that will change in the coming months. Keep watching for the changes.
In order to claim the monthly Incentive, the Proposer needs to email to me mcfreil2019@gmail.com The name and Membership number of the New Member,& the proposers home address, so that I can get the check mailed to you. Each month is different. Sometimes we limit it to the First 10 Proposers who sign up a new member, so keep checking the monthly flyer.
MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AWARD POINTS
There are about 20 different Councils from throughout the State that have submitted Membership Programs and are seeking Points. Those 20+ need to go back in the program that has been REVIEWED and not awarded, and send back the information requested, and I will reward Your Council with Points. I WANT EVERY COUNCIL TO MAX OUT IN MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM Points. I will give the points, but please supply the information requested by me and resubmit the report AGAIN. I check the website Membership Program every 2 days. I WANT TO GIVE YOU POINTS, just submit the pertinent information.
IF YOU DO NOT ASK MEN TO JOIN, THEY WILL NOT.
Ask men of your Parishes to JOIN US. Have them go to kofc.org, click on the JOIN US gold banner and have them fill out the brief form.
Good Luck, I am hoping that every Council in OHIO becomes STAR Council.
Vivat Jesus !
Michael Freil
State Membership Director
Ohio State Council
Jon Olson - Associate Regional Growth & Training Director (Midwest Region)
Monday 3/6/23 @ 6PM CST (7PM EST) Delta Drive
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/4555401347846695772
Training
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.
Monday 3/13/23 @ 6PM CDT (7PM EDT) Experience
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/8372893624857083994
We will cover in this training: Understand whatās meant by the terms membership experience and membership engagement and how the two terms are related.
Complete the Council Engagement Assessment to assess their councilās strengths and weaknesses with regards to member engagement.
Understand that member engagement is the councilās responsibility. Successful council engagement leads to members having positive opinions about their membership.
Learn the five steps in the engagement cycle and how they relate to one another, ultimately leading a member to go through them again.
Discover tools that will help address deficiencies in your councilās current member engagement as based on your councils engagement score.
Understand that retention issues result when a council has failed to engage a member and show the value of his membership. These issues can be overcome by discovering where this breakdown occurred.
Monday 3/20/23 @ 6PM CDT (7PMEDT) Programs
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/8685168121284951638
We will cover in this training: Understand the councilās perception by fellow parishioners, particularly that of inactive members and future potential members.
Construct a council mission statement that reflects the councilās vision and goals. u Understand the Faith in Action program model and its four categories ā Faith, Family, Community and Life. Identify the councilās flagship program(s).
Access the councilās current program regimen and identify the current strengths and weaknesses among its program calendar.
Develop a calendar for the next 6-12 months that responds to the councilās mission statement and addresses some of the councilās strengths and weaknesses identified above.
Understand the Program Directorās role in leading the councilās programming efforts.
Monday 3/27/23 @ 6PM CDT (7PM EDT) Forms
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/3143052273689298523
Many councils have been struggling with where and how to fill out the forms on the Supreme website. Where do we find them? How do we fill them out? Who can fill out the online forms? Who has access? Lots of questions to go through and we will get the answers together.
Jon Olson ā Fraternal Trainer
Jeļ¬ Cummons ā Assistant General Agent
Chad Muhlenkamp ā Assistant General Agent
Please save the dates for seminars we will be hosting:
March 7th at 8:00 PM EST - Ed Slott āRetirement Savings and Distribution Planningā
Link: https://tinyurl.com/KofCSlottMarch7
April 13th at 8:00 PM EST - Jim Eļ¬ner āImportance of Whole Life as part of Retirement Planā Link: https://tinyurl.com/KofCEļ¬nerApril13
May 23rd at 8:00 PM EST - Tom Hegna āWho Wants to be a Millionaireā Link: https://tinyurl.com/KofCHegnaMay23
June 27th at 8:00 PM EST - Jim Eļ¬ner āImportance of Whole Life as part of Retirement Planā Link: https://tinyurl.com/KofCEļ¬nerJune27
More information will be available on the state website KOFCOHIO.ORG and sent by email for each event as they approach, including watch parties' information.
Join us for this free, virtual webinar March 7th starting at 8:00 PM
Invite prospective members in your parish. Host a watch party.
Learn how planning can help give you peace of mind. Click the link above or scan the QR code to register today!
Ohio State Council
Silver Rose - Schedule Reminder
State Warden ā Christopher Sarka
Knights of Columbus
Mark Siracusa State Deputy
Chris Sarka State Warden 7239
614-546-6357
c_sarka@hotmail.com
Cincinnati Archdiocese Schedule
Silver Rose 2023 Ohio Diocesan Routes
June 25
June 26
June 27
June 28
June 29
June 30
July 1
July 2
July 3
Month of the Rosary
July 4
July 5
July 6
July 7
July 8
July 9
15
July 10
Brother Knights in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati,
July 11
July 12
July 13
17
18
We have oļ¬cially entered Lent. What sacriļ¬ce are you doing this year for Lent? Are you planning on attending a retreat of some kind? Are you planning on giving a good reconciliation? There are a lot of ways to have a good Lent. Letās do our part and have a good spiritual Lenten season.
July 14
July 15
Your friend in Christ,
July 16
July 17
Tony Oļ¬enberger Faith Director
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22
23 Tuesday, July 18
24 Wednesday, July 19
Thursday, July 20
26 Friday, July 21
27 Saturday, July 22
July 23 - Transfer
Timothy Mangan Archdiocesan DD Coordinator
The Regional Free Throw was held on Sunday February 26, 2023 in the Bishop Fenwick HS gymnasium located in Franklin.
The event was well attended and only a handful of the District winners were absent for the under 90 minute shootout.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ryan Mulligan, the Fenwick Boys Basketball team, and the members of Middletown council 1610 for setting up and running the event again this year.
Regional Free Throw
Upcoming Mens Conferences
Cintas Center | Cincinnati, Ohio
Sat. March 25, 2023 7:00 AM ā 5:00 PM
Billed as the Connection Event of the Year, their Mission Statement: "To build men in the image and likeness of Jesus Christ.ā
The National Men's Conference has become the Super Bowl for all men's conferences and men's groups nationwide. It's become the ļ¬agship men's conference where men from all over the country come together, meet each other, share best practices, network to ļ¬nd resources and better solutions for their needs, while at the same time, enjoying some of the world's best motivational speakers.
This yearās in-person speakers include:
Jonathan Roumie Actor | The Chosen Series
Archduke Of Austria Grandson of Blessed Carl of Austria His Royal Highness Christian Habsburg-Lorraine
Most Reverend Earl K. Fernandes Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus Con-Celebrant | Keynote Speaker
Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ President, Magis & Spitzer Center Keynote Speaker
For more information on speakers, panelists and for tickets, visit their website:
https://nationalmensconference.com/
Cincinnati Archdiocese Growth Statistics (at the time of publishing 02/28/23)
Joe Hartle State Family Director
55th Annual Ohio K of C State Family Campout
July 25-30, 2023
Mercer County Fairgrounds
1001 West Market Street, Celina, OH 45822
Greetings Brother Knights and Families!
Make your plans to attend! The 54th Annual Ohio Knights of Columbus Family Campout has been scheduled for Tuesday July 25 thru Sunday July 30 , 2023 at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celina, Ohio, hosted by Harrison Council #2633. Join us for a weekend of fun, food and friendship!
Come early in the week and enjoy some local attractions on your ownā¦.Maria Stein Heritage Museum, Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics, 39 Mile Scenic Byway featuring The Land of the Cross Tipped Churches, CelinaColdwater Biking/Walking Path, Franklin Township Greenway Trail for biking or walking, Grand Lake St. Marys, Niekamp Farm & Flea Market, Tony Stewartās Eldora Speedway Kings Royal Race, Bicycle Museum of America, Armstrong Air and Space Museum, Saturday Farmers Market.
Camping for Friday and Saturday is $60 with $30 for each additional night. Indoor activities will be held in the air-conditioned Jr. Fair Building. All sites are electric. Picnic tables will be provided. A hose will be available to fill your water tank if you do not bring water with you. Firewood will be available. Ice available for purchase.
Anyone local not camping but wishing to visit and enjoy the Friday and/or Saturday activities and meals must pre-register as a Visitor so we have enough food available. The fee will be $10 per person per day. If you are not camping folk and live farther away but want to join the festivities following are a few local hotels: just be sure to pre-register as a Visitor.
ā¢ Best Western, 2020 Holiday Drive, Celina, Ohio 45822; 419-586-4919
ā¢ West Bank Inn, 1055 West Bank Road, Celina, Ohio 45822; 419-584-3625
ā¢ Romerās Westlake Hotel Villas, 1100 S Main St, Celina, OH 45822; 419-584-1444
ā¢ Americas Best Value Inn, 1421 State Route 703, Celina, OH 45822; 419-586-4656
ā¢ The Gels Home Bed and Breakfast, 507 N 2nd St, Coldwater, OH 45828; 419-678-3288
We hope to see you at the 55th Annual 2022 State K of C Family Campout! Register by mailing the registration form before July 1, 2023. Reservations after this date cannot be guaranteed a site.
We are accepting donations to help defray the cost of the campout and would greatly appreciate any monetary or raffle gifts you may be want to send.
For more information you may call Joe Bruns 419-852-2361 or ohio2023kofcfamilycampout@gmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you July, 2023!
District 1 KofC Councils State Campout Committee
Cincinnati Archdiocese Quick Reference Guide 2022-2023
Web Sitesā¦
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State Deputy
Mark Siracusa 15398 Silver Pine Court Perrysburg, OH 43551-1261 cuzza52@gmail.com
Matching Funds*
State Advocate Jim Maslach 4927 Autumnwood Ln Brunswick, OH 44212 kofcjkm@gmail.com
Measure Up*
State Warden Chris Sarka 7239 Winterbek Ave New Albany, OH 43054-9097 c_sarka@hotmail.com
Super Cash Bonanza*
Returns in Sep 2023
Returns in April 2023
I NEED YOU!
State Treasurer Michael Felerski 1580 Gelhot Dr. #234 Fairļ¬eld, OH 45014 mfelerski@icloud.com
State Per Capita Payments*
State Secretary Jeļ¬ery Kiliany 559 Walnut Street Leetonia, OH 44431 jtktg@yahoo.com
2022-23 past due
Support Our Seminarians*
Pass the Jug!
Immediate Past State Deputy Bob Byers
565 Indian Run Rd Marietta OH 45750-6693 robert_byers@hotmail.com
State Membership Director Michael Freil mcfreil2019@gmail.com
Archdiocese Membership Team
Dan Tebbe: I-70 North dtebbe1@outlook.com
Vic Lauterbach: Dayton [Chapter area] vslauterbach@gmail.com
Rich Bischof: Cincinnati [Chapter area] richbischof@outlook.com
District Deputy Coordinator
Tim Mangan tjmangan@icloud.com
State Program Director
Andrew Nuckols anuckols@cinci.rr.com
To Supreme: Forms #1295, #185, and #365 may STILL be submitted.
Of the Years due April 1, Programs due April 15th
*Make Checks payable to: Ohio State Council Knights of Columbus