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June 2017 Brother Knights, Thank you for electing me as your next State Advocate. I look forward to serving you as best I can by providing you the facts on the Order’s Charter, Constitution and Laws. It is also my role to seek legal assistance from Supreme if necessary to assist you in carrying out Council business. It has been a tremendous pleasure serving as State Warden for the last two years and I extend a huge welcome to State Warden-Elect Tom Williams as he begins his term of office. I look forward to working with Tom and the other State Officers as we launch into a new Fraternal Year. I will also be serving as your new State Membership Director. I am excited to hit the ground running as I assemble a State Membership Team to be a resource for you as we work together to grow the Order and to help build up God’s Kingdom. To be clear, all of us have a moral obligation to invite eligible Catholic men to join the Order. Let’s do it! I want to express special thanks to the Convention Warden Committee members who were a tremendous help during the annual convention in Olympia this year. I am deeply grateful. Great job Council 1643 for a well-orchestrated convention – Chairman and DD Darren Johnson and GK Mike Colosi deserve a round of applause. A huge Thank You goes to WSD Ed Parazoo for his many years of faithful service to the State Council and the Order. I greatly appreciate your guidance and mentorship over the last two years and I look forward to your continued service as the Immediate Past State Deputy. The next big event is the Summer Leadership Meeting in Spokane, July 14-16, 2017. Besides the “How to’s,” you’ll get a healthy dose of “Why we do what we do.” Attend, engage and become a Game Changer in your Council! The Columbian Award Application (Form SP-7) is due to Supreme no later than June 30, 2017. Write it up now, include a minimum of four Domestic Church activities and submit it to Supreme early. Send a copy to the State Deputy and to your District Deputy. Here is a link to Form SP-7: https://www.kofc.org/en/forms/Council/columbian_awardap_p.pdf. Council Spotlight: For the month of June, the spotlight is on all of the Award Winners at the 114th Annual Washington State Council Convention. Job well done! See my General Program Director section for details and pictures.
Vivat Jesus!
Fraternally, Greg Mahoney
State Warden
StateWarden@kofc-wa.org
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