2014 State Raffle Information

Here is the information for the 2014 Arizona State Raffle.

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The Sales Document can be found below.
2014 Raffle Manual

English Poster with space to allow for local charity to be entered in:
English Poster

Spanish Poster with space to allow for local charity to be entered in:
Spanish Poster

The 2014 Information for Sellers will help Brother Knights understand the Mission of the Charity Raffle.  This document supports the 2014 Charity Raffle Manual.

Sales Guide

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Corpus Christi Council 10062 Year of Faith Award

Corpus Christi Council #10062 was the recipient of the Year of Faith Award.
The activities included:

Faith Professed:  
Distributed Holy Cards and Rosary Beads after all Masses in October 2012 and May 2013
Co-Chaplain Fr. Rafael Bercasio lectured membership on vocations during general council meeting in January 2013.
Council supported 3 seminarians with monthly cash donations throughout the year ($200 per month each)
GK travel throughout Phoenix area in support of the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe – presentations to school children throughout the week and parishoners after Masses on weekends.
Justice for All a Pro-Life program for college and high school kids – we provided funds, food and a venue for the program
Faith Lived:
Knight’s Kids – provided funds and personnel for a Christmas “shopping spree” for underprivileged children from Guadalupe, AZ.  47 children at approx. $120 per child.
Food collected during 2 food drives – food donated to SVdP
Donations to SVdP $9,500 and to St. Mary’s Food Bank $3,000, Down Syndrome Network $4,700.
Faith Celebrated:
Corporate Communion held monthly Oct 2012 through July 2013.  Now held 1/qtr. Social follows Mass.
Weekly Adoration conducted by 20+ K of C members
Rosary prayed in Adoration Chapel on 3 occasions.
Faith Prayed:
AZ Rosary Celebration – council rented bus for parishoners as well as 20 K of C volunteers at event.
Catholic Men’s Conference – 16 K of C attendees
600 Rosary beads donated to Seton Catholic High School for student event.


Dennis Sullivan
Grand Knight

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Diocese of Phoenix on the Pro Life Events

Brothers,

Today, I received the attached is a flyer from the Diocese of Phoenix on the Pro Life Events in the Diocese. There is a Mass on Sunday. Hopefully, we can get the flyer on our website to promote these events.

Mass for the Unborn Child: 9 a.m. at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, 6351 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted will celebrate a Mass for the Unborn Child using the newly published “Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb,” crafted to support parents awaiting the birth of their child.

Vivat Jesus!

Larry Becker

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2014 International Golf Tournament

Brother Knights,

We have invited the three state Bishops, Worthy Supreme Knight, and our Worthy State Deputy as our guests.  The 46th  Knights of Columbus Annual Amateur Golf Tournament is open to all Knights in good standing. Hosted by Council 5133 and Council 10762.  We expect 200 golfers and their families to attend this six day event.  All proceeds will be used to support local 501(c)3 charities.

We plan to kick off this charity event on January 10, 2014 (after all the holidays are behind us).  It goes without saying that an email mailing will save the committee hundreds of dollars in postage and stationary.  Money that would best be used for those in need.

Vivat Jesus,

 SK & PGK Joe Gulotta

Council 10762

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Knights in Action

Here are some pictures of Knights in the Tucson Area.

Knights and families of Council 13272, Our Lady of the Rosary in Oro Valley, teamed up with parishioners to clean chairs before moving into their new church.

Fraternal Benefits Field Agent Von Clarke (l) and Bert Hanson take a knee while Jim Luhr O'Connor (center) keeps cleaning.

GK Ritch Robinson (center) recaps the morning's work, before moving on to the next project at St. Mark.

Knights share a fraternal moment after working together while a potential Knight obsrves.

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Pro-Life Events

The following is a list of Pro-life Activities taking place during the month of January, 2014. Please forward this information to all Councils and Assemblies.

 

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The Center for Arizona Policy will host a Capitol Prayer Walk on Monday, January 13, 2014, from 7:00 a.m to 8:30 a.m. Marchers will assemble at the Arizona State Capitol flag pole at 7:00 a.m. They will proceed from there to the Capitol lawn between the Senate and House of Representatives for prayer by 7:10 a.m. At 8:00 a.m. the prayer walkers will gather and pray for elected leaders. The address for the capitol is 1700 W. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007. Free parking is available at the Southeast corner of Washington and 17th Avenue. The link below will provide you with a helpful flyer about the event: http://www.azpolicy.org/media-uploads/pdfs/PrayerWalkFlier.pdf

 

The Diocese of Tucson's annual March For Life, will take place Saturday, January 18, 2014. The day begins with a Mass at 9:00 a.m. at St. Augustine Cathedral, 192 S. Stone Ave. Following Mass, all are invited to walk just over four miles to Holy Hope Catholic Cemetery, 3555 N. Oracle Road. A Rally will take place there at the Statute of Rachel at abut 12:30 p.m. Click on the link below for more information: http://www.newvisiononline.org/2014/pro-life-advocates-to-march-for-life-in-tucson/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newvisiononline%2FScLd+%28The+New+Vision+-+The+diocesan+newspaper+for+the+Diocese+of+Tucson%29

 

In Casa Grande, they will have the 2014 Life Walk and Diaper Dive. The event takes place Saturday, January 18, 2014. It begins at Peart Park, 350 East 6th Street, Casa Grande, AZ. Check in time is at 10:00 a.m. The walk take place between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Rose Ceremony will take place following the two-mile walk. Walkers are encouraged to bring diapers for sizes 3-5 to support the local Crisis Pregnancy Center. Click here for more information: http://www.casagrandelifewalk.com/

 

Also on Saturday, January 18, 2014, the Diocese of Phoenix will hold the first Arizona Catholics United Pro-Life Leadership Conference. It will take place at  Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral and Hall, 6351 N. 27^th Ave., Phoenix. The day will begin with Mass at 8:30 a.m., followed by conference until 3:30 p.m. Rita Dillard of American Life League will keynote. Each Parish or organization may send two attendees. This is an educational event.

 

The Diocese of Phoenix will hold its annual Pro-Life Mass on Sunday, January 19, 2014, at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, 6351 N. 27th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, 85017. The Mass will begin at 9:00 a.m. The Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, will preside.

 

Arizona Right to Life is sponsoring the 2014 Sanctity of Life Sunday Prayer Rally on Sunday, January 19, 2014. It will take place at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, 1700 W. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007. The rally begins at 2:00 p.m. Speakers include: Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix; The Honorable Nancy Barto, District 17 State Senator; Mr. Fernando Amaro, Hispanic Ministries Facilitator for the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention; Mr. Aaron Dailey of the Redemption Church; and Rev. John Muir, Parochial Administrator of St. Rose Duchesne Catholic Church in Anthem. Click on the link for more information: www.azliferally.org

 

On January 24, 2014, the Diocese of Phoenix will sponsor the annual Youth and Young Adult Pro-Life Rally. The event will take place between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. The rally begins at the ASU Newman Center. Music will be provided by Chris Muglia and Band. the event includes an A-Mountain Eucharistic Procession with the Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix. The Keynote speaker is Stephanie Gray of the Canadian Bioethics Centre. Her information can be found at:  http://www.unmaskingchoice.ca/about/staff/590 The event is open to pro-life supporters of all ages.

 

 
John S. Garcia
Public Relations Director
Arizona State Council
(602) 525-4424
www.azknightsofcolumbus.com

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Council 10762 Receives Year of Faith Award

St. Pius X Co. 10762 is honored to be the recipient of the Year of Faith Award. This award was presented to those councils who engaged in faith formation activities during the Year of Faith announced by Pope Benedict XVI. The Year of Faith began on October 11, 2012, the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council and the 20th anniversary of the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The close of the Year of Faith took place on November 24, 2013, the Feast of Christ the King.

In announcing the  Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI called for a "renewal of the Church ... through the witness offered by the lives of believers. "

The Order's Year of Faith program was based on the four categories outlined by Pope Benedict in his document Porta Fidei (Door of Faith) that are designed to lead each believer into a deeper relationship with Christ and his Church -- Faith PROFESSED, Faith CELEBRATED, Faith LIVED and Faith PRAYED.

In order to receive the Year of Faith Award, councils had to conduct at least one activity in each of the four areas as outlined in the Year of Faith leaflet and submit an application to Supreme.

Pictured are Church Director PGK Joe Gulotta. GK Dutch Steenbakker, and Fin. Sec. FDD Pete Karculias.

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Stations of the Cross - Council 15704

The attached photos are of the work party from the "Our Lady of the Desert Council #15704."  Last Saturday morning, December 14th, twelve Members cleaned up the paths and areas around the outside Stations of the Cross.  They also reinforced the path side slopes from erosion.  This council is less than a year old and already has the confidence and gratitude of Father Paul Coury their Chaplain.

 

Ray Obral, Trustee

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Knights of Columbus Arizona State Council Donates "Coats for Kids" to St. Peter Indian Mission School

Knights of Columbus Arizona State Council Donates “Coats for Kids” to St. Peter Indian Mission School

 

Sunday, December 15, 2013

 

The Knights of Columbus Arizona State Council donated 96 winter coats to children attending the Diocese of Phoenix, St. Peter Indian Mission School, of the Gila River Indian Community, in Bapchule, Arizona. On Sunday December 15 2013, State Secretary Larry Becker and his wife Teresa delivered the coats to the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity at the mission school. The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity have been teaching at St. Peter Mission since December 27, 1935.  The school’s enrollment typically ranges between 170-190 students. They currently have about 175 students. The school charges each family $300 per year for tuition. Because most of these families are living at below poverty level, they rarely are able to collect the tuition from the families. Therefore, they rely on Catholic Education scholarships and many other donors to keep the school alive. The Sisters were thrilled to have received such a warm gift for Christmas. They said that many of the children do not have coats and this will truly brighten their Christmas. The Sisters also boasted that the Knights of Columbus members in the Fr. John Arens Council 9678 of St. Steven’s Catholic Church in Sun Lakes Arizona also provide lots of help and support to the mission school.

 

State Deputy Bryant Sayers of the Knights of Columbus Arizona State Council has also arranged to deliver about 100 coats to children in an Indian mission school in the Diocese of Tucson. Also along with the State Deputy of New Mexico, State Deputy Sayers will be donating about 200 coats to the Diocese of Gallup St. Michael’s Indian School on the Navajo Reservation. State Deputy Sayers hopes to have all the coats delivered to the schools before Christmas Day so the children can enjoy the gift of warmth.

 

In 2009, the Knights of Columbus launched a new initiative designed to keep children warm in harsh winter climates. With many families with young children struggling in tough economic times, there was a clear need to provide warm winter coats to children in their communities. And so, the Knights of Columbus “Coats for Kids” program was born. Since 2009, the Knights of Columbus “Coats for Kids” program has given away more than 150,000 coats to children. Last year, nearly 1000 local Knights of Columbus councils participated locally in the program in the United State and Canada.

 

 

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Christmas Eve Life Rosary

Dear Friends of Life,

Please join us for the Christmas Eve Life Rosary to end abortion, led by our own Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted. The details can be found on the attached flyer. We hope to see you there in support of all mothers and children!

To Jesus through Mary,

Clarissa Quiring

Coordinator of Marriage and Respect Life

Parish Leadership Support

Diocese of Phoenix

400 E Monroe Street

Phoenix, AZ  85004

(602) 354-2132

cquiring@diocesephoenix.org

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