Official Newsletter of the Knights of Columbus of Missouri“Do More, BE A Knight” AUGUST, 2015

Knights of Columbus

Charity ~ Unity ~ Fraternity ~ Patriotism

Newsletter

COMMUNITY

ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR

DOUG KISSINGER

MEMBERSHIP DIR.

BOB HAWKINS

GENERAL PROGRAM

DIRECTOR

MIKE GRUDZINSKI

R. I. B. DIRECTOR

JOHN MAUTINO

VOLUME 2, NO 2

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

DIRECTOR

TIM BEUSSINK

As we enter August, hopefully your

councils are continuing to be active in all

areas – Programming and Membership.

We have been working hard to change

the culture of some councils who “take

the summer off” by not meeting, con-

ducting programs, nor being member-

ship active. Please make sure you per-

sonally ask a Catholic gentleman to join our brotherhood at every oppor-

tunity you have.

Most District meetings have already been conducted, while some are

scheduled for this month, but whether your District has had its meeting yet

or not, we hope you are busy planning out your fraternal year. If you have

not done so yet, your District Deputy needs to conduct Officer Installations

for you. You also need to make sure you have all of the necessary

paperwork filed with Supreme (e.g. the Service Program Personnel Report

(#365) which was due on August 1, and the Council Audit (#1295) which

is due on August 15). An easy way to keep on top of this is to utilize the

“Fraternal Leader Success Planners” which were given to DDs in July.

Each DD received 5 copies for each council, and they were to be provided

to the Grand Knight, Deputy Grand Knight, Program Director, and

Membership Director and one for anyone else who would like to have it.

If you use these planners, it will be very easy to keep on top of programs

and forms needed by Supreme. Plus we strongly suggest that you add State

events to these planners as well (e.g. State Per Capita was due on August

1, orders for Tootsie Rolls are due by August 24, orders for Roses for Life

are due by September 15, etc.)

On August 4-6 the Supreme Convention will be taking place in

Philadelphia. EWTN will be televising the Opening Mass, Opening

Session, and States Dinner, all on Tuesday, so I hope you are able to tune

in and watch. I am very pleased to report that on Wednesday, a represen-

tative from Council 1270 from Martinsburg will be receiving the Supreme

Family Service Program of the Year award from Supreme Knight Carl

Anderson. After the death of one its members, this council came together

to feed his cattle, harvest his crops, and get his equipment ready for a farm

sale so his widowed mother would not need to worry about it. It is nice to

win an award, but as Brothers, that is simply what we do for one another.

I’m really looking forward to a productive year! Working together, just

like the Martinsburg council, we can all truly make a difference in our

church and in our communities.

We just completed the July Dis-

trict Deputy Meeting and were for-

tunate to have our new Supreme

Membership Program Consultant

(MPC) Dannie Harris in attendance.

Dannie covered the outline for this

year as set by Supreme. We have

goals this year of 1575 new mem-

bers, 3 new Councils and 41 Star

Councils. These are numbers that

are within our reach. Supreme has

stated many times that we do not

recruit during the summer months. I

have found this to be true! From

July to September we took in roughly

80 members per month. With one

month getting 68. From October to

Our financial goal this year for

the Religious Information Bureau

(RIB) is $285,000. We did very well

last year, finishing only about $7,500

from the all-time record. This year

we can exceed that record and meet

our goal. The first step to doing so is

being aware of the “quota letter” that

will be sent out in August to all

Councils and Auxiliaries. To reach

our goal we ask that each Knight

donate at least $7.50 to the RIB, and

that each member of the Ladies Aux-

iliary donate at least $3.75 per mem-

ber. The RIB quota for each Council

and Auxiliary is based on these

amounts multiplied by the number

of members. The quota letter will

show the amounts needed to reach

100% and 125% of quota. Reaching

these goals serve as the basis for the

various Council, Auxiliary, and Dis-

trict Deputy awards described in the

Program Manual. The quota letter

establishes the benchmarks that each

Council and Auxiliary should reach

for this year in supporting the RIB.

Please keep in mind that we are the

sole source of revenue for the RIB.

The generous donations of Knights

and Ladies to the RIB is critical

because the RIB serves to promote a

ministry of evangelization. As

Catholics it is our responsibility to

do all we can to help spread the word

of God. The RIB is a Missouri Pro-

gram that allows us to do this by

reaching people from around the

world.

Financial support is critical to the

RIB, but it is equally important that

we do what we can to promote our

Program, especially at the local level.

August is typically the time in which

many parishes begin child and adult

education and faith formation pro-

grams. Let your parish know of the

availability of the RIB materials as a

resource for these programs. To ob-

tain free informational pamphlets

and leaflets describing the free

courses available through the Catho-

lic Home Study Service, please see

the RIB section of the Program

Manual, visit www.morib.org, or call

the Catholic Home Study Service at

573-547-4084. Consider taking a set

of the Catholic Home Study Service

course books to your priest or CFP

program coordinator. If I may be of

any assistance, please call me at 816

305-5957.

August is a very important time

of year for councils to be planning

our state community activities.

At this time I hope most councils

already have a chairman and dates

for their October Drive for Persons

with Developmental Disabilities

(Tootsie Roll Drive). If not, please do so immediately. Tootsie

Roll orders should be placed by August 24, 2015. If you order 33

cases or more, shipping is free, so check with your district deputy

about combining orders if needed. Plans are being made for

kickoff events at the end of August and early September in several

areas of the state. Your district deputy will have more information.

If you need help, contact Dave Bramman, East Chairman or

Roland Cretel, Jr., West Chairman. It is important that every

council participate in the 3D Drive. This is the single biggest

statewide activity of the Knights of Columbus, and it supports the

Knights of Columbus Developmental Center at Cardinal Glennon

Children’s Hospital. This is the only freestanding center of its kind

and it bears our name. Let’s work together and support this

program.

This is also a good time to be planning your support for Special

Olympics. We would love Councils to hold some kind of fundraiser

to support this program in Missouri. An easy way to do this is to

designate part of your turnaround funds from the 3D Drive to go

to Special Olympics. A breakfast or a dinner is also a good option.

Even more importantly, invite a Special Olympian to take part in

your 3D Drive. Almost every county in Missouri has Special

Olympic athletes. Chairman Jim O’Fallon can help you make this

happen.

Chairman Cliff Miller is looking for councils and parishes to

host Wheelchair Sundays. August is a good time to contact your

parish priest about an available Sunday later in the year.

Chairman Tom Caffrey is heading up Food for Families and

our new Coats for Kids Program. If your Council contributes $500

or 1,000 pounds of food to a local food pantry, you are eligible for

a rebate from the Supreme Council. Consider a district activity for

our Coats for Kids Program. Tom is ready and willing to help.

Chairman Teak Phillips heads up a new program helping the

Knights become second responders in case of a disaster. Teak is

compiling a list of Knights of Columbus resources to be available

in case of a disaster. If he contacts your council please help.

Chairman Dennis Buchheit continues to do a great job helping

Councils with publicity. He is also our liaison to the Missouri

Catholic Conference and keeps the state of Missouri informed on

legislation of interest to Catholics.

July we averaged 145 new mem-

bers. As our former MPC Tom

Ciborski stated “It’s hard to win a

football game when you only show

up for 3 quarters”.

The Supreme Council asks that

we still hold One 1st Degree per

District per month. We have also

started a vigorous campaign of 1st,

2nd & 3rd Degrees during the sum-

mer months and will follow that up

with major regional degrees quar-

terly. No area is out of range for

conferring the honor of Knight-

hood in our order. The other topic

that was covered was the October

Church Drive. All Councils are

asked to hold a Church Drive in

October. Reporting is required for

all Church Drives and will be going

out. The first report will ask which

Councils are hosting a drive. The

other will be a follow up on how the

drive went. They will be looking

for how many Form 100’s were

given out, 1st Degree held etc. It is

not too early to start booking your

churches.

Together we can attain the cov-

eted “Circle of Honor Award” for

the 1st time in 6 years.

It was great to see all the DD’s,

Chairmen, Directors, and Officers

once again at the July meeting. I hope

that you did learn something and are

fired up and energized to begin an-

other fraternal year leading your dis-

tricts. I know I’m excited to begin

another year under the guidance of

our State Deputy Keith Milson and as

Family Life Activities Director. I hope

all the councils have officers in place

and are fired up as well.

First of all here are a few dates to

write down on your calendars.

Saturday September 5th is the

Family day at the ballpark St. Louis

Cardinals will be hosting the Pittsburg

Pirates for a 3:05 game. We have

moved the seating this year to the

right field side in sections 228 and

229. We have several tickets left so

PLEASE call Bill Schulte and re-

serve yours today. Tickets are $23.00

with $5.00 going to Cardinal Glennon

Knight’s wing. That day we will also

host an open house at the hospital. So

take the day and see what the Knights

do for the kids in YOUR wing then

enjoy the game.

Recognition Chairman Bobby Abney

is waiting for your submissions for

youth, knight, and family of the

month. Here are the deadlines for the

next submittals:

• Family - September 15th

• Knight - July 31st and Septem-

ber 30th

• Youth – September 1st

Please consider honoring a knight,

family, or youth by sending in an

application. They can be found on the

website mokofc.org under programs/

family involvement/ then click on the

submission you want. Either submit

on line or print off and mail it.

Lastly Family Involvement West

Chairman has set up a date for a night

with the Mavericks. Stay tuned for

further information on this as well.

Here are some suggested Building

the Domestic Church activities for

August

• Invite another family member or

someone you know who may be alone

to join your family for Mass, a social

event, or another activity. Council

activities revolve around bringing

families together and may include:

Cleaning, painting, or repairing a

house of an elderly person

• Hold a banquet to honor all the

Family of the month and family of the

year recipients

• Sponsor a family picnic or sports

competition

Good Luck!!

CHURCH ACTIVITIES

DIR. MIKE TESMER

COUNCIL ACTIVITIES DIR.

JERRY HERBERT

RESPECT LIFE ACTIVITIES

DIR. MIKE AUCHLY

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I hope you are all settled into what

role you hold in your Council or Ladies

Auxiliary and have made plans for a

great successful fraternal year. The slo-

gan that I used last year was “Do More -

Strengthen the Church” and I think it is so

appropriate this year as well as the Church

is getting attacked in so many ways. I

know that the Knights of Columbus will

rise up and defend what we know is right!

One of the primary Church Activities that I hope you establish in your

Council first is the support of Vocations. I see vocations in three distinct

areas and not in any particular order as all aspects are important. One area

is Awareness and Prayer, another is the Refund Support Vocations Pro-

gram (RSVP) along with the Adopt-a-Seminarian and the last but not least

is the Missouri Religious Vocations Fund (MRVF) which supports Future

Vocations.

Awareness and Prayer should be a natural for your Council, Ladies

Auxiliary or Assembly. Is Vocations encouraged in the Parishes you

support? Have you established a Vocations awareness program? Have you

asked your Parish Priest what you can do to help when it comes to

Vocations? Do you encourage Prayer for Vocations to your members and

Parish? The Supreme card that you can order, item #4200, is a nice prayer

card to hand out to your Parish and Council.

Many Missouri Councils and Assemblies utilize the Supreme Refund

Support Vocations Program (RSVP). This $500 donation goes directly

to a Seminarian or Postulate to help him or her with their expenses. This

money does not go to the Diocese or to the Seminary or Convent they are

attending. Once you file the appropriate Supreme paperwork, your Council

or Assembly will receive a $100 refund. Along with the financial support,

you also need to provide moral support. This can be in the form of cards or

letters or an email of support. I have heard directly from new Religious that

this really makes a difference as they go through discernment to know that

there is a group of men and women supporting them. Include the Seminar-

ian or Postulate in your newsletters and make sure they are mentioned.

Your Diocesan Chairman, that supports the Diocese you are in, will be the

one to assign you a Seminarian or Postulate. He works closely with each

Diocese to provide you this information. Be sure to let him know if you are

supporting a particular Seminarian or Postulate now so he can make sure

it is recorded and the Diocese is informed. Copy him in on your RSVP form

when it is filled out. The bottom of the Supreme form has you send a copy

to the State Vocations Chairman, which is the Diocesan Chairman! Fill out

the area of Moral Support as well. The Supreme Council may send the form

back to you or not send you the $100 refund. Some Councils cannot afford

to support a Seminarian or Postulate with $500. Consider one of two

options. You can offer support through the Adopt-a-Seminarian State

Program or save up the monies $50 a month. The Adopt-a-Seminarian

state program will give your Council a chance to morally support a

particular Seminarian or Postulate. That sometimes is more important than

the financial support. Again, contact your Diocesan Chairman to get

someone assigned to you and you can find the Diocesan Chairman for your

area in the new Program Guide. The goal of each Diocesan Chairman is to

support 100% of the available Seminarians or Postulates in each Diocese.

The Missouri Religious Vocations Program (MRVF) is different

than the RSVP. The monies from the MRVF go directly to one of the four

Dioceses in our State. There has been a lot of confusion in this area as

Councils think that if they support a Seminarian or Postulate through the

RSVP that they have made the commitment to the MRVF. Each program

is different and we encourage you to support both! The “suggested”

donation to the MRVF is $.50 per member. Those Councils, Auxiliaries or

Assemblies that want to make a “real” commitment to Future Vocations

give $1.00 per member. In the scheme of things this is a very small

donation. If we can get every Council, Auxiliary or Assembly in the State

to make the $1.00 donation per member, we would go a long ways to

making our goal of $15,000 per year. Last year we fell short of our goal by

around $2,000. Chairman Joe Stoverink will be contacting the leaders in

your Council, Auxiliary or Assembly to encourage you to make a donation

this year. Those that contributed last year, thank you so much, and please

be sure to contribute this year. Each one of our Dioceses uses these monies

the best they can in support of Vocations. Some use it directly to help out

Seminarians; others use it in vocation support programs. I think of it as

Faith Insurance as we invest in Future Vocations!

“CAUTION” PLEASE DO NOT

READ THIS ARTICLE IT MAY

INSTILL IDEAS OF EXCITE-

MENT AND FUN AT YOUR

COUNCIL OR AUXILIARY.

SIDE AFFECTS COULD IN-

CLUDE MORE POTENTIAL

MEMBERS INTERESTED IN

THE KNIGHT OF COLUMUS,

GROWTH IN YOUR COUNCILS

AND AUXILIARIES, WHICH

COULD CAUSE SOME STAR

COUNCILS AND DISTRICTS TO

APPEAR!

Well I hope after reading the

opening paragraph you did get a

little excited. You have to remem-

ber Council Activities has programs

that help your councils and auxilia-

ries to attract potential members to

join.

Let’s start with our Sports Pro-

gram, we have 5 fabulous sporting

events each year. Beginning with

our annual Softball Tournament.

This year it was held at the Ozzie

Smith Sports Complex in O’Fallon,

Missouri. 18 teams competed, it was

a very successful event. They were

able to raise $650 for the “Meet

Life” program. The tournament will

return to the same facility next year.

So mark your calendars for June

25th and 26th 2016, for the State

Softball Tournament. If your coun-

cil does not currently have a team,

consider forming one, see if you can

attract new Knight members who

would love to play softball, and join

the team!

Moving onto golf, we just com-

pleted the 2015 State Golf Tourna-

ment in Union, Missouri on July

18th 2015. The numbers are not in

for this year at the time of this writ-

ing, but if it was like last year it was

very successful. We are excited to

announce the 2016 Golf Tourna-

ment will be in the Kansas City area.

I know there are a lot of Catholic

men and women who love to play

golf. Have you considered starting

your own golf club within your coun-

cils or auxiliaries?

One of my favorite sports will be

coming up later in August. Our State

Horseshoe Tournament, this year

being held in Bloomsdale, Missouri,

August 15th and 16th. This is a

sport both men and women can do

and enjoy. My own Council has

practices with the men and ladies on

Wednesday evenings at the hall.

Everyone has a great time as we

practice to compete in the State

Tournament. Another great oppor-

tunity to invite potential new mem-

bers to see we can have fun too. You

may want to start practicing now for

next year’s tournament in Scott City.

Finally we have a couple more

sporting events this year that are

great opportunities for you to gener-

ate new members to the Knights of

Columbus. Our State Sporting Clay/

Trap Shoot will be held September

19th in Old Monroe, at the

Blackhawk Valley Hunting Club.

Bowling is still a popular sport I am

sure that potential nonmembers in

your parishes participate in leagues.

Why not start a local Council league,

it may just spark interest to become

a member of your council so they

can participate in the fun. Our State

Tournament will be weekends of

October 17th and 18th and continue

on October 24th and 25th. For ques-

tions about any of these sporting

events, please call our Sporting

Events Chairman, Ennis Wm

Hinkebein II at 573-243-3367.

To continue the fun have you

considered being a “Clown”? The

Missouri Knights have Clown clubs

around the State, they are always

looking for more folks to join and

participate. A club can be started

with just two people. What is really

nice about a Clown Club they can be

any age, men, women, child, grand-

child and do not have to be members

of the Knights. The club can be

sponsored by a Council, District or

a Chapter. Another great way to

attract a new member.

A brand new program to is our

Knights on Bikes, they are new to

our State program but they are not

new to the Knights of Columbus.

Started in 2005 they consist of mem-

bers who are motorcycle riders.

What is nice about this group you

can start one in your council, they

collect no dues, it’s a great way of

establishing a fraternal brotherhood

among other Knights locally, re-

gionally, and nationally. Qualifica-

tions for being a member is easy,

members must be a 1st degree Knight

own a motorcycle or have a motor-

cycle within 6 months of joining the

club. If you have questions about

our Clown Clubs, Knights on Bikes

please contact our new Events/

Activities Chairman Ron Stuppy

at 573-883-6782.

These are just a few of the pro-

grams we offer in Council Activi-

ties that can potentially help your

Council or District grow member-

ship. If you are interested in what is

going on in Council Activities,

please check out our pages in the

State Directory and Program

Manual. Until next time! Vivat Jesus

By now most of you should have

attended your District Meetings and

met with your DD and Brother

Knights who are council leaders in

your area. Did you place your Roses

for Life order with your District

Deputy? Has your council sched-

uled a Baby Bottle Campaign for

the fraternal year? Do you have a

plan for reaching or exceeding your

goal for the Meet Life Campaign if

you have not already? Now is the

time of year to be making these

plans for the fraternal year.

Sunday, August 9th is the start of

the Silver Rose Run throughout

Missouri. This year’s run will start

at the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica

in St. Louis and will run across the

northern part of the state then down

through Central Missouri before

heading to Sedalia and the Lake.

From there it will go down to Spring-

field and work its way back up 44 to

South County, St. Louis and back

down 55. The run will conclude on

Sunday, August 31st in Sikeston

before crossing the river over to

Kentucky. There is a complete itin-

erary on the state website along with

contact names, locations and dates

of the various events. Chairman Tom

Mattingly has been busy putting the

run together and is also working

with the Knights on Bikes and Run-

ners for Life to help escort the Rose

along its journey through Missouri.

If you have any questions or would

like to help escort the Rose please

contact Brother Mattingly.

If you did not turn in your Roses

for Life order at your District Meet-

ing, now is the time to take an inven-

tory of your Roses and determine

how many your council will need to

order. Make sure you give your or-

der to your DD before September 15

so that he can get his order turned

into Chairman Tom Mattingly by

October 1. Don’t forget, you can

also order Roses without the em-

blem of the order if your council

supplies Roses to other organiza-

tions or churches in your commu-

nity.

Now is the time to start planning

your events, activities and

fundraisers for the fraternal year.

Contact Meet Life Chairman Lou

Holtmann with your schedule for

fundraisers, dinners, baby bottle

campaign or any other activity you

want him to attend and provide any

support materials, displays or even

to speak. Of course before you start

planning any event or activity, make

sure you talk to your parish priest. A

fundraiser can be as simple as re-

questing to have a second collection

taken up for the Meet Life Cam-

paign during mass one weekend.

One of the easiest and most ef-

fective ways to help your council

meet this goal is by conducting a

Baby Bottle Campaign. The State

Council has an inventory of Baby

Bottles for your use strategically

located throughout the state along

with a Baby Bottle Board for each of

the four Diocese to assist you. If

your council is ready to conduct a

Baby Bottle Campaign or would

like further information regarding

how they work please contact Chair-

man Ed Spence. Brother Ed will

coordinate the efforts of the four

Baby Bottle Boards in order to pro-

vide you with all of the information,

guidance and support that you will

need to conduct a successful cam-

paign.

I ask each of you to end all of

your meetings and gatherings with

three Hail Mary’s for the end of

abortions and remember to Celebrate

Everything!

Ladies, as we get to the end of summer,

we hope all have been able to get to a

District Deputy meeting. Your District

Deputy has your Program Directory for

this 2015-2016 year. We also hope all have

had their Installation of Officers. If you are

not sure how to do this, give us a call and

we can get you the information, or you can

get it from the Ladies Auxiliary website.

Installation of Officers is a perfect way to

start a new year, even if you have the same

office. The Installation process reminds

you of your duties and will get you motivated for this next year.

We are also excited to let you all know we have another Auxiliary in

Missouri. Ste. Genevieve Council Ladies Auxiliary #1037 had their first

officers installed July 12, 2015. Welcome Ladies!

Reminders:

The Horseshoe Tournament is Aug 14-16 and we have many Ladies

LADIES AUXILIARY CHAIRPERSON

JOHN & JULIE CLARKE SAYS . . .

participating in this event. Good luck

to you all. We plan to be there Aug

14 to cheer you all on.

Area meetings will be starting in

Sept. Watch for additional info to be

coming your way. We are finalizing

the date and time for both the South-

east and Central MO regions.

Ideas for your auxiliary this Fall:

Host a paddle party as a fundraiser;

sponsor a baby bottle campaign for

Meet Life; host a Mass to honor law

enforcement, firefighters, and emer-

gency personnel; each ask one lady

to join you at a Ladies Auxiliary

meeting or function.

Directory Corrections:State Chaplain Fr. Paul Gins, OSM

Phone: 314-494-3951

Tom Mattingly – Roses for Life /

Silver Rose / P.A.L.

Email: tomtem153@gmail.com

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Knights of ColumbusAugust 13 , 2015 ~ 6 am to 9 pm

Dine or Carry Out

Bob Evans will donate 15% of your bill (not tax or tip) to Columbian Charities

At All Missouri Bob Evans Restaurants

SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING DEGREES

Tuesday, August 4

1st Degree - Florissant

When: Tue., 4 August, 7:00 – 9:00

Where

Duchesne Council Knights of Columbus

50 Saint Francois Street, Florissant, MO 63031

Host Council: St. Philippine Duchesne #2951

Contact: Keith Klein - DD #34

Candidates arrive at 6:30pm

Tuesday, August 4

1st Degree - Wildwood

When: Tue., 4 August, 7:00 - 8:00

Where

St. Alban Roe Catholic School, 2005 Shepard Road

Wildwood, MO 63038

Host Council: St. Alban Roe #12022

Monday, August 10

1st Degree - Kansas City

When: Mon., 10 August, 7:00 – 8:00

Where

Knights of Columbus, 5111 East 112 Terrace

Kansas City, MO 64137

Host Council: Archbishop O’Hara #4387

Contact: Patrick Carr - DD9 - 816-807-1412

Monday, August 10

1st Degree - Cottleville

When: Mon., 10 August, 7:30 – 8:30

Where

Knights of Columbus, 5701 State Hwy N.

St. Charles, MO

Host Council: Fr. William Pezold Council #7198

Contact: Ron Hobbs

Candidates arrive @ 7:00pm

Tuesday, August 11

1st Degree - St. Louis

When: Tue., 11 August, 7:00 – 8:00

Where: 4924 Bancroft Ave, St Louis, MO 63109

Host Council: St. Louis #453

Contact: Michael Mattera

Tuesday, August 11

1st Degree - Washington

When: Tue., 11 August, 7:00 – 8:00

Where: Knights of Columbus, 1121 Columbus Drive

Washington, MO 63090

Host Council: Fr. Siesl #1121

Contact: John Japser - DD 24

Tuesday, August 11

1st Degree - Lee’s Summit

When: Tue., 11 August, 7:00 – 8:00

Where

VFW, 329 Southeast Douglas Street

Lee’s Summit, MO 64063

Host Council: Our Lady of Presentation #6819

Contact: Contact DD #55 Ken Yunker (dd55@mokofc.org)

Candidate’s should be there by 6:45pm

Wednesday, August 12

1st Degree - Maryville

When: Wed, 12 August, 6:00 – 7:00

Where: 825 E Edwards St., Maryville, MO 64468

Host Council: Maryville #1339

Contact: Ron Mathias Jr. - DD #1

1st Degree - Jackson

When: Sun., 23 August, 10:00 – 11:00

Where: Knights of Columbus, 3305 North High Street

Jackson, MO 63755

Host Council: Jackson Bishop Timon #6405

Contact: Gary Beussink - DD 46Promoting Brotherhood By Replacing Tears With Smiles

Saturday, August 8, 2015 9 a.m. toSunday, August 9, 2015 3:30 p.m.Capitol Plaza - Jefferson City, MO

KofC Clown Club Convention

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LAST DAY TO ORDER TICKETS IS AUGUST 25, 2015

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It’s Soccer Time!! At the July

District Deputy’s meeting, I asked

how many DD’s new the mechanics

of a Soccer Challenge. Many did

and that’s wonderful but some didn’t

realize that it is NOT a complicated

event to run. Hint: If you know how

to run a Free Throw contest, you can

definitely conduct a Soccer Chal-

lenge because the scoring method is

the same. That being said, it would

sure be great to see more of our

councils feeling the same way about

the Soccer Challenge as it’s another

great way to support our youth in

your communities. It’s not too late

to schedule and conduct your local

council competition. The council

level is held in September followed

by the District in the first part of

YOUTH ACTIVITIES DIR.

ROCKY GAMBON

October, Regionals are typically at

the end of October and the State

Championship is in early Novem-

ber.

If you haven’t done so, you need

to order a Soccer-Kick kit from Su-

preme (SC-Kit) or if it’s too late

contact our Soccer Chairman Aaron

Wood as he may have some spare

kits on hand. Make sure you contact

the local schools and youth soccer

leagues to help generate interest and

avoid a scheduling conflict with their

games. You might have better atten-

dance if you are able to hold the

competition during one of their prac-

tices as opposed to having them

make a “special” trip after practice

or a game.

Please make sure the score sheet

is completely filled out including

hosting council #, phone number,

address and all signatures required.

Make sure your District Deputy

knows you are hosting a council

competition so that he can schedule

his District competition without

missing or conflicting with your

council schedule. DD’s it is impera-

tive that make contact with all of

your councils when scheduling your

district competition. It is also the

DD’s responsibility to make sure all

of their district winners know when

and where the Regional competi-

tion will be held. The Regional dates,

locations and district assignments

can be found on the mokofc.org

website under the Youth activities.

I’m going to focus each newslet-

ter article on the most current Youth

Activity taking place or having a

submission due date during the cur-

rent month. This doesn’t diminish

the fact that you should still be or-

dering your kits from Supreme for

the other activities. You also need to

contact your schools in order to help

them schedule the essay, poster and

even free-throw contest for the

school year and even make sure you

give the counselor all of the needed

paperwork for the scholarship ap-

plications. Lastly, but certainly not

the least, is recruiting and develop-

ing new circles for the Squires and

Columbus Girls. This is the perfect

time of the year to make sure your

parish and schools know about this

wonderful youth leadership oppor-

tunity.

Finally, if you have a Facebook

account, please like the new Mis-

souri Knights of Columbus State

Youth Page at “MO KofC Youth

Page” to stay on top of news and

information. Thanks for all that you

are doing for our Youth!