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...

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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...

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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,...

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Memorial Day - Holy Cross Cemetary

A Solemn RemembranceRemembering 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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 Conventi...

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Arizona State Council Knights of Columbus 2014 CHAMPION PROPOSER CHALLENGE

Arizona State Council Knights of Columbus2014 CHAMPION PROPOSER CHALLENGESometimes, 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...

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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 websi...

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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...

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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...

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2014 State Warden - Necrology Report

Tom KaliszState Warden7125 W Planada LaneGlendale, AZ 85310March 5, 2014Worthy Grand Knight,Preparations are underway for our 107th State Convention to be held on May 16th and 17th, 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...

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