Memorial Day Mass - Tucson

4460 - Bishop of Tucson Gerald Kicanas receives Offertory gifts at the Memorial Day Mass held at Holy Hope Cemetery in Tucson.  WW II Veteran Sal Gentile is seated at the far left.

4513 - Sixteen SKs from Gerke, Assembly 16, and Miller, Assembly 2308, provided an honor guard at Holy Hope Cemetery.  Weber, Assembly 2152, provided the Honor Guard at Our Lady of the Desert Cemetery Memorial Day Mass.

4594(2) SKs Robert Roll and Louis Centobene listen to the Bishop's message.

4689 - Many young people took time to serve at the Memorial Day Mass.

4698 - State Chaplain Fr. Patrick Crino sings the recessional...all the way out.

4730 - Bishop Kicanas thanks retired U.S. Army Colonel and PSD Pedro Najera for attending the Memorial Day Mass.

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Degree date and location CHANGE

Brothers All;

In an effort to support our Bishops and Priest, in this case the Bishop of Tucson and a soon to be newly Ordained Priest, I have asked that we reschedule/move the 2nd and 3rd degree that is scheduled on 7 June 2014 at Council 7114 to 8 June 2014.  Unfortunately Council 7114 cannot host this degree due to a scheduling conflict at the Parish.  I have asked the State Deputy Elect to consider Council 7114 for next Fraternal year.

Council 3855 (8066 N 49th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85302) has graciously offered their hall for this degree.  Registration will be from  9:00 AM to 9:45AM, 2nd  Degree Begins promptly at 10:00 AM, the 3rd Degree follows the 2nd Degree.  Ceremony typically completes by 2:00 PM.

Please pass this information to all of your Brother Knights that are considering taking their degree.  I apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused, but as you are aware we are all called upon to support our Bishops and Priests (and future Priests), your State Officers will be in attendance for the ordination scheduled in the Diocese of Tucson.  Moving this degree will open the opportunity for our Brothers that were conflicted in supporting the Tucson Diocese or attending the degree.

 Thank you for your understanding

Point of Contacts;

                        Charlie Klenner, Financial Secretary

                        Phone: (602)469 - 7186

                        Email: cfk925@gmail.com

                        Eric Barna, Grand Knight

                        Phone: (401)474 - 4285

                        Email: ebarna@cox.net 

 

            Registration Fee:  $10.00 per candidate, payable at the door.

            Lunch:        $7.00 per person, lunch will be served after the 3^rd Degree                  

 

 

 Bryant Sayers

State Deputy

 

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K of C Charity Raffle Update 8

Brother Knights,

 

The voucher to issue the first batch of your charity checks is in the process.  You need to know:

 

1.     We mail the check/s to the Financial Secretary on record with the State Council.  If you have a new Fin Sec and have not notified Rick Garrison e-mail: rick@way2fastloans.com your former Financial Secretary will receive the check. Supreme Council does not notify State Councils of changes in Financial Secretaries.

2.     If one of your charities is St Joseph Youth Camp or AZ Special Olympics, The State Council will issue the check directly to them with your council number on the memo line.  Your Financial Secretary will receive a copy of the check as proof for your records.

3.     All other checks are mailed to the Financial Secretary of record with the State Council.

 

Here is the Raffle Directors Report given at the closing session of the 2014 State Convention.

 

The State Officers and Raffle Director wish to thank all councils and Brother Knights that made the Charity Raffle another success.

 

God Bless you, your council and the Charity Raffle!

 

Richard Armanini

State Charity Raffle Director

3315 E Dry Creek Road

Phoenix, AZ  85044-7022

Telephone:  480.706.9314

Cell phone:  480.818.1774

 

"Leadership is action, not a position"

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Memorial Day Mass - St. Francis Cemetary

Sir Knights from Assemblies 1805 and 3374 participated in the Memorial Day Mass at St. Francis Cemetery on May 26, 2014.

Fr. Greg Schlarb, the Vicar of Stewardship for the Diocese of Phoenix, celebrated mass along with Deacon Jack Ehrlich.

During his homily, Fr. Greg referenced President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, of which Lincoln honored those who fought to preserve the freedoms of the country.

At the end of mass, during the singing of America, doves were released.

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Memorial Day - Holy Cross Cemetary

A Solemn Remembrance

Remembering those who ransomed our freedom with their lives, the Knights of Columbus participated in Memorial Day services at our Arizona Catholic cemeteries on Monday, May 26, 2014. In particular, our Fourth Degree turned out in regalia to honor our fallen men and women of the armed forces and to acknowledge the great sacrifice that they made.  The accompanying photos happen to be taken at a Memorial Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery in Avondale but is typical of the callout responses across the State.  Thanks to Brother Anthony Abramo of Council #7306 for taking the accompanying photos.

Sir Knights from Buckeye to Mesa participated in the Memorial Mass at Holy Cross cemetery in Avondale on Monday, May 26^th . Assemblies represented were #3231 from Buckeye, #2736 from Mesa, #3145 from Phoenix, #2126 from Glendale, #1805 from Phoenix, #1294 in Glendale, and #2669 from Avondale for a total of 20 SKs. 

SKs preparing to receive the Eucharist at the Mass at Holy Cross cemetery.  The Mass was celebrated by Fr. Pedro Velez from Blessed Sacrament parish in Tolleson and was assisted by Dcn Greg Galloway.

Color Corps Commander SK Don Gorney (in purple chapeaux) from St. Joseph Assembly #2126 in Glendale leads the column of SKs at the conclusion of the Mass.

Fr. Pedro Velez (in white, on right), pastor of Blessed Sacrament parish in Tolleson, is saluted by the Honor Guard after he celebrated the Memorial Mass at Holy Cross cemetery.

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2014 State Charity Raffle Winners

2014 Raffle Winners Unconfirmed List

Prize	Name	Council	City	Seller
1st	Ellen Fernando	15704	Tucson	15704
2nd	Robert Linquist	15704	Tucson	15704
3rd	Carl Zoolkoski	6842	Green Valley	Carl Zoolkoski
4th	Thomas Killoran	12345	Tucson	Thomas Killoran
5th	Ray Tanaka	7114	Glendale	Joe
6th	Michael Demangone	6788	Page	Michael Demangone
7th	Joseph Lawrence	11999	Tempe
8th	Stacie Baier	12696	Tucson	Mike Scherb
9th	Levern Swenson	7904	Mesa	Lee
10th	Father Richard Troutman	6933	Tucson	Ron Alvarez

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State Officers Elected!

Congratulations to the newly elected Arizona State Officers for the 2014-2015 Fraternal Year.

State Deputy	Larry Becker
State Secretary	Skip Hopler
State Treasurer	Sean Halpain
State Advocate	Tom Kalisz
State Warden	Mario Vassallo

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2014 Organizational Meeting

The Arizona Knights of Columbus State Officers would like to invite you to the 2014 Organization Meeting to be held July 11 and 12, 2014 at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Mesa.

For your convenience, special room rates have been reserved at  $118, plus tax for Friday and Saturday nights at the La Quinta Inn & Suites Phoenix Mesa West. Please call the hotel at 480-844-8747 and use the Group code: AZ State Council Knights Columbus. 

Please click here for the Organizational Meeting agenda for registration and more information. 

For your convenience, the registration can be filled in and printed online. 

Host Council: Fr. Marcel Salinas 11535

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Resolutions for State Convention

Brother Knights,
Please click on this link in order to download the 2014 Arizona State Knights of Columbus Resolutions to be presented at the State Convention.

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Arizona State Council Knights of Columbus 2014 CHAMPION PROPOSER CHALLENGE

Arizona State Council Knights of Columbus

2014 CHAMPION PROPOSER CHALLENGE

Sometimes, the hardest thing about recruiting is taking the first step. Recruiting a new member can be as easy as asking him to join. Amazingly, many individuals haven't joined the Knights simply because they have never been asked to join. When the opportunity arrives, take the initiative and start a conversation with a potential prospect. It’s the first step for recruiting on a one-on-one basis and can yield very positive results.

You are invited to be a Champion Proposer!

Every active member of the Knights of Columbus in Arizona is eligible to participate. All you need to do is recruit a new member, be a friend and guide to them through their application process, escort them to their 1st Degree exemplification, and help start them on their way as a successful brother Knight in our Order. You may enter the contest several times. Please use one entry for each new member you recruit.

As an incentive to be a Champion Proposer:

Þ The Supreme Council awards all Proposers 500 VIP recruitment points  for every new member they recruit into the Order. These points are redeemable for KofC merchandise through the Supreme Council Supply Department.

Þ The Arizona State Council is randomly selecting one (1) Champion Proposer Post Card Entry, for every 100 entries received by May 1, 2014. We are planning on having multiple winners! The winner(s) will be announced on May 2, 2014. The winning Champion Proposer(s) and their wife will receive a very special prize:

            2014 State Convention Champion Proposer’s Package:

¨ 2 Nights’ accommodations at the Del Sol Casino and Hotel, in Tucson Arizona on May 16 & 17, 2014

¨ Convention Registration Fees and $50.00 for travel expenses

¨ Tickets to the Friday Annual Service Awards Banquet, Saturday’s State Deputy’s Breakfast, Delegate’s Lunch and  Ladies’ Luncheon, State Deputy’s Reception, and Saturday’s Annual Banquet, plus special reserved seating & recognition

¨ Prizes are not transferrable. Winners can be Convention Delegates

Please use the 2014 CHAMPION PROPOSER CHALLENGE Entry Form to submit your entries today!

You can find the form on the Arizona State Council’s website.

http://www.azknightsofcolumbus.org/p/state-forms.html

For more information, please contact your District Deputy. He will be happy to assist you in your recruiting efforts!

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Tucson Men's Conference - November 22, 2014

There will be a Catholic Men's Conference held in Tucson November 22, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish.

Most Rev Ricardo Ramirez and Mr. Peter will be guest speakers.

For more information, click here to go to the website.

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Helping Vets - Tucson

The Father Henry Miller Assembly #2308 Sir Knights along with their Families and friends in Tucson are in line to create their own 'Breakfast-omelet-in-a-baggie.'  You could add; diced ham, onions, cheese, and peppers to make your own omelet. After the 'baggie' contents were cooked in a pot of boiling water, you could make into a burrito using freshly made tortillas!

Then in a symbolic gesture of our Assemblies support for our Troops, we had breakfast for dinner at about the same time our troops were eating breakfast overseas!

This fundraiser was combined with others, which allowed the Father Henry Miller Assembly #2308 to present a check for $1,500.00 to the Veterans Administration Volunteer Services (VAVS) in Tucson.

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Charity Raffle Wrap Up

Brother Raffle Chairman, in the old days, the deadline for selling tickets was the first weekend in May.  Now with computers and cell phones, the deadline can move closer to the convention and you can actually sell tickets up to the week before the convention.

Now is the time for multitasking, you need [1] to remind everyone for the need to reach your goal or the stretch goal.  [2] At the same time, prepare the tickets for the raffle.  The process:

1.     Use your raffle committee or volunteers to help prepare the ticket stubs.  Use this project to get members involved with a council activity. 

2.     Remove the staple/tab to separate the books of tickets.

3.     Make sure all the tickets have a name, 10 digit telephone number, and Seller Name

4.     Stamp or write your council number on the back of the ticket.  This validates the ticket for eligibility and is necessary to award the bonus if we reach the 10% growth in sales.

5.     In addition, you need to provide us with number of Century Blocks of tickets your council members sold and the names of the Knights that sold over $1,000 or more. See below. If you do not have any mark the form NA and include your Council number. Use forms on ‘yellow’ pager if you can find the originals.

If you or someone from your council is attending the State Convention and will bring the raffle material they need to know to:

1.     Deposit all personal check and cash with your Fin Sec and have the Treasurer cut a check for the total amount of tickets sold.  Please do not bring personal check or cash to the convention.  If this is a problem, contact me ASAP on my cell phone. [480.818.1774]

2.     Communicate with the Grand Knight, Delegate, or District Deputy to make sure they understand the process.  Every year someone brings only tickets without money or a check without tickets and/or not report.  We need all three, a report, stubs, and a council check.

3.     Keep all three items [Report, stubs and council check] together.  The DEADLINE to turn in tickets is SATURDAY AT NOON].

4.     Bring [1] State Raffle Report, [2] Century and $1K form, [3] ticket stubs and [4] Council Check to the convention

5.     Turn in the tickets Friday or Saturday morning before 12:00 noon.

Thanks everyone for your help with this very important Charity Raffle.  C U at the convention!

Richard Armanini

State Charity Raffle Director

3315 E Dry Creek Road

Phoenix, AZ  85044-7022

Telephone:  480.706.9314

Cell phone:  480.818.1774

"Leadership is action, not a position"

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State Raffle Sales Report
Century and $1,000 Sales

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2014 State Warden - Necrology Report

Tom Kalisz

State Warden

7125 W Planada Lane

Glendale, AZ 85310

March 5, 2014

Worthy Grand Knight,

Preparations are underway for our 107th State Convention to be held on May 16^th and 17^th, in Tucson, AZ.  We look forward to seeing all of you there.

One of the focal points at the Saturday evening Memorial Mass is the reading of the State Necrology List.  This list consists of the names of deceased Brother Knights from each Arizona council who have been called to their eternal rest since last year’s Convention. 

Your council’s Necrology list should consist of the names of Brothers who have died between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014.  

Due to the time it takes to prepare the full Necrology List please provide your council’s Necrology list to me by May 3, 2014.   You can send it to me via email (preferred) or by US Mail.   This date is very firm.   The final list must be compiled and then go to the printers.   If your council’s list is late your departed Brother’s name might not get included on the printed version of the list. Please do your best to be on time.

One last thing - please denote any Brothers you have included on your list that served as either a District Deputy or State Officer.

Once again, thank you for your timely response to this request.  Our past Brother Knights deserve to be remembered at this special Mass.

Vivat Jesus,

Tom Kalisz

State Warden

Arizona State Council

Cell: 602.418.3467

kofc@azmyhome.com

CC:  State Officers, DD’s

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