Fr. Kenneth St. Hilaire,
State Chaplain
December 2018
“Come!” It’s a command we often give to a dog - and, if the dog is like some dogs I’ve seen, the command has to be delivered with a certain degree of authority if the dog is expected to obey. Otherwise, the animal may simply raise its eyebrows and then look the other way. In this context, it may seem strange to point out that “Come!” is the constant refrain of the Church during the season of Advent. We plead insistently with Jesus to come into our midst. Of course, we don’t command the Lord in the same way we command an animal, but it is interesting to note a couple of similarities in the way we deliver this imperative.
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Patrick Kelley,
State Secretary
December 2018 Hello My Brothers, Hope all are well and getting ready for the most blessed season that approaches, Christmas. This is an excellent time to take stock of all that we have received and how we can serve others… a great time for reflection. Your current Council standings are: Per Capita 99.46% paid Due Jan 30th Insurance 85.23% paid Due August 1st PFH Goals 79.84% paid Voluntary While this looks fairly good from one viewpoint, it has fallen way short of goals from another. Please bring these items up at your next meeting and ask the FS if yours is paid.
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Kim Washburn,
State Treasurer
December 2018 Brother Knights, Christmas….The busiest time of the year and sometimes the most misdirected expenditure of time. If you have not seen “The Nativity”, please buy it on Amazon or E-bay. The movie is based on the Holy Families’ journey to the birth of Christ. I mentioned this last year and I hope that some of you were able to obtain/view this movie. I watch it a couple of times a year as it brings me back to what matters in life. October was the first month of Exemplification Fund fees due after our incentive from last quarter. The Exemplification Fund chart attached is current as of 11/14/2018 and reflects new member fees due and credit on checks I have received from WSS Pat Kelley to date.
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Greg Mahoney,
State Advocate
December 2018 Brother Knights,
We are half way through the Fraternal Year and much work has been accomplished. I enjoyed the fellowship of our regional meetings and hope the enthusiasm generated will drive momentum for the remainder of the year. Keep track of where you stand in all of your administrative responsibilities. Two big ones are highlighted here.
SEP: The Supreme Council’s Office of Youth Protection mailed to every State Deputy, State Advocate, District Deputy and Grand Knight a copy of the Safe Environment Program (SEP) Information Guide (Revised 2018). All District Deputies and Grand Knights are to present and make widely available to members the SEP Information Guide (Revised 2018), which can also be found on the Order’s website at the following link:
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Tom Williams,
State Warden
December 2018 My Brothers, I have good news – the MSR program is back up and running! This took a huge effort to redesign after the Faith In Action changes and then program the changes into the state website. My thanks to Webmaster Tim Philomena for all his hard work and guidance as we reimplemented this important program. In acknowledgement of the late start, the State Deputy has authorized me to add an incentive this year – if a Council submits all ten MSR forms (July 2018 – April 2019) I will give them a 100 point bonus, or 10% of the total points required to make the 1000 Point Club. Please make the effort to go back and fill out your back MSRs and submit them to gain this valuable bonus!
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Eddie Parazoo,
Immediate Past State Deputy
December 2018
My Brothers All, Keep Christ In Christmas! Jesus is the reason for the season! With all the preparations for Christmas, I sincerely hope you take time send or hand out religious Christmas cards. We must take every opportunity to provide reminders to others in our sphere of influence the reason for the season. Knights of Columbus helps us with that by making Christmas cards available. Please consider getting some of these and sending them out when you do your cards. Keep Christ in Christmas.
We have always heard "it is better to give than receive" ---- well, let's make this one of these times of the year that we practice that.
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