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MAY THE JOY OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION FILL YOUR HEART AND BLESS YOUR LIFE State Chaplain Rev. Scott A. Thibodeau State Deputy Michael & Maureen Malinowski State Secretary Robert & Sandra Fox State Treasurer Kenneth & Ellie Unterbrink State Advocate Antonio & Sue Vittorini State Warden William & Marybeth Chasse

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From The State Deputy Michael J. Malinowski FOR THE LADIES A couple of months ago, I think it was in December someone said that I was born Knights of Columbus. They said this because my Grandfather was a member, my father was a member, and most of my uncles were members of the Knights of Columbus. So it was expected that when I turned 18 years of age, I also would join the KofC. Shortly after my birthday I joined. My dad and all my uncles were there to encourage me. We had a great time that day. Recently I have been thinking how many of us have asked our sons to join? Maybe dads have asked their sons to join and they did not want to. I have heard some sons say the Knights of Columbus took their dad away from them. That was not the case in my family. The KofC was a way for my dad and me to do things together. To help the Church, to help the community, to help the needy, it was father – son time together. My family tradition continues with my two sons and son-in-law.

So I am asking the ladies to help. Maybe you know someone who is not a knight. It could be your son, your stepson, son-in-law, grandson, godson, or maybe just a son of a gun. It could be a neighbor, or someone you know from church. If you ask them to join, and with the help of a KofC member they join I will give you a thank you gift. A Knights of Columbus rosary. We have enclosed with this issue a tri-fold with a card to fill out for your gift. As an added bonus we will also put your name in a drawing for a pearl necklace and pearl earrings, to be drawn at our summer meeting in July.

Ladies, I am asking for your help to make the Knights of Columbus a truly FAMILY ORGANIZATION.

State Membership Article William LeVeque My Brother Knights and Ladies In John Chapter 2 Jesus first public miracle at the wedding at Cana is told. Mary went to Jesus and told him that there was no wine. Mary then told the servants to do what Jesus told them.

In Cana, Mary influences her son and the servants. Most of us have been influenced by a woman in our lives at one time or another and we have been better for it. Recognizing this fact the Michigan State Council has introduced a new program that asks our ladies to reach out and influence eligible Catholic gentlemen towards membership in the Knights of Columbus.

Introduced at the Membership Tribute Dinner and launched statewide with this issue of the Michigan Columbian, this new program is about having our wives, our mothers, our grandmothers, talk to others about the Knights. After all, they know the impact the Order has had on us and the impact that our Order’s work has had on our parishes and our communities Dear Ladies, what I would like you to tell those Catholic gentlemen who are not Knights is to tell them the work for God that we do. Tell them that our councils have activities that promote our faith and let us live as Catholic gentlemen. We practice the first principle of the Order of Charity. We give to our church and to our community. We feed the hungry (Food for Families), clothe the naked (Coats for Kids), assist the sick (Global Wheelchair Mission), we provide to the needs of widows and orphans, in all the ways they present themselves (Habitat for Humanity, Tootsie Roll Drive / Special Olympics).

There is information located in this issue of the Columbian that lists many, but not all, of the programs and benefits of being a member of the Knights of Columbus. Included in this information are some details of the recruitment program, a note from our First Lady Maureen Malinowski, and an entry form for you to complete and send in. After your prospective member has joined the Knights of Columbus we will send you a rosary and enter your name into a drawing for a pearl necklace and earrings.

My Dear Brother Knights, not only are we asking our ladies to talk to others but we too also need to talk to others about the works we do and invite them to do the work with us as Knights of Columbus. Let them know that one way they can do what Christ wants them to do is by becoming an active member in the Knights of Columbus. We live our faith in many different ways depending on our councils, but one continued on page 2

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From The State Chaplain Rev. Scott A. Thibodeau Brother Knights and Ladies: Vivat Jesus! Here we are about one year into the pontificate of Pope Francis. A year ago we were wondering what will be and now we know we have a Holy Father who is most concerned for our salvation. In his own unique way he reminds us to “Be ambassadors for Christ” as St. Paul wrote the Church at Corinth. Our Holy Father implores us to practice charity with each other and engage our brothers and sisters in love. Both St. Paul and Pope Francis are teaching as Fr. McGivney did and we would do well to remind ourselves of their words. In fact, we should be ambassadors for Christ and for our order. With great joy in our hearts we should engage our brothers and sisters encouraging them to love the Lord while sharing our gifts.

Soon we will be celebrating the feast of Easter. After this long difficult winter we could all use the great joy and warmth of the Resurrection to shine brightly. The Easter season is a wonderful time for us to get out and act with Christian charity by visiting the infirm, homebound or lonely. Perhaps in our councils we might take an inventory to see which of our brothers could use a visit or need to hear a kind word. After this consultation we should reach out to our brothers in need and bring Christ to them. Performing these works of charity helps others know they are still remembered. It occurs to me that this is part of why Jesus came into our world. So, live the Resurrection and practice the great gifts of our Order by doing the work of the Knights: living in fraternity and bringing the gift of God to others.

This, obviously, is my last article for the Michigan Columbian as State Chaplain. I thank everyone for opportunity to serve as your chaplain. My time as Archdiocesan and State Chaplain was filled with great joy and many wonderful moments of Grace. There is nothing quite like being a brother Knight and nothing compares to the friendships gained by being part of this great fraternal order. Thank you for your service and know of my prayers for our great success. I do not leave our order but rather I will serve in a different way and you will always have my support. May God bless the work of our hands and may our order be a beacon of light to the world for many years to come!

Wishing you a Blessed Easter season.

Michigan State Council Knights of Columbus Publisher

State Officers Michael J. Malinowski State Deputy

Rev. Scott A. Thibodeau State Chaplain

Robert W. Fox State Secretary

Kenneth B. Unterbrink State Treasurer

Antonio G. Vittorini State Advocate State Warden

Thomas A. Marcetti, Sr. Immediate Past State Deputy

Thomas M. Wegener, PSD Supreme Director

Michigan State Council Office 2184 Beech Daly Dearborn Hgts., MI 48127 Office Phone 313-274-3223 Fax 313-274-0704 Email: mikofc@sbcglobal.net Lawrence T. Grabowski Executive Secretary

Editorial Gary M. Kolbicz, Editor g.kolbicz@mikofc.org

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State Membership Article William LeVeque thing is for sure, we all have our one universal faith in common and we want to share it with others. By being an active Knight of Columbus we show our important role in the new evangelization in our charitable works. We offer this and so much more.

As we enter the final quarter of this fraternal year the reasons for making that Catholic Gentleman a Knight are clear. Many of them have been mentioned above. Together, you and I and our Ladies, can make a strong case for membership in the Knights. I pray that our influence will be the catalyst for each Catholic Gentleman to make the move towards membership in the Knights of Columbus.

On a personal note thank you for all your prayers. I am forever grateful.

God Bless Editors Note

In order for the Michigan Columbian to achieve it’s goal of cutting costs we need your help. If you have moved or you are in the process of moving it is very important that you inform the financial secretary of your council that you have a new mailing address. The financial secretary will send the changes to the Supreme Office.

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A New Year Message Thomas M. Wegener, PSD Supreme Director My Brother Knights and Ladies, As we approach the end of the fraternal year there is much that we must do. There are state and supreme forms to submit by their due dates. The final push for membership is ongoing with First Degrees to schedule and perform. And of course there are the council elections that will dictate the direction of our councils for the following year.

The expectation at the beginning of the year was that each council will achieve Star Council status by June 30, thereby demonstrating that the council is fulfilling its commitment to be a strong and vibrant part of its parish and civic communities. Only by meeting our membership and insurance goals and submitting the necessary forms will we attain the lofty goal of Star Council.

Meeting our membership and insurance goals helps to secure the continued health of the council by adding new hands, heads and hearts. By submitting our forms we communicate to the State and Supreme Councils our actions over the past year, telling our story of charity and commitment to the principles of our Order.

Each year by June 30th we have these tasks to review and complete. And each year on July 1st we begin again, we begin anew. The question we ask is how can we make the new year better than the old year? The answer most often is multifaceted. And each answer can open yet another avenue to be better.

When faced with might be too many items to fix at once we may be tempted to invoke the Serenity Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. But this is little consolation if we do not understand that it is the courageous in the prayer who creates the change.

As an officer, director or interested member of our council we know change is needed, but how to make the most of the change. As a leader of the council, of a committee, etc. we need to determine the path to take towards success and then convince our council or committee of the importance of the change. Human nature being what it is means that most people won’t change unless they are convinced of the importance of the change.

As temporary trustee of our council or committee, each change or each action is to be for the advancement of the council, the Order in our midst if you will. Stasis is unacceptable. Sitting on our laurels is unacceptable. If that is our strategy soon there won’t be any laurels for us to rest our self on. True advancement, long-lasting, and tangible change is what is expected and deserved.

Making the change is the first step. Is it to plan better? Perhaps it’s to involve all the officers in the operation of the council? Involve our younger members as officers? Or give strong membership growth the same commitment as strong programming? Once the change is made the convincing begins.

Your leadership skills may be put to the test here. The reason for the change is to make the council more successful. The change itself is the vehicle to get to that success. Convincing people is much easier when you, as the leader, give the change the importance it deserves. Involve your officers, your committee, on the status of the change and how it is making the positive impact that is expected.

Celebrate the gains that the change is making and if an adjustment is needed then make it.

Why mention all this in April? Because my Brother Knights, July is too late. The planning, the decision making, the gathering of personnel needs to be done by July to be truly effective. Perhaps the first change is to commit to be ready on July 1. Perhaps giving 12 full months of action is one of the first steps we need to help us be successful. Certainly 1, 2 or 3 more months ‘on the job’ each year can make our goals that much easier to attain. This may be the easiest change to make, but it isn’t the last. We know that we can be better.

My Brother Knights, let us begin now to make the changes that will move our councils toward success. We must thoughtfully select our officers. Then we must urge them to plan and be ready on July 1. We must be ready to accept the changes that our leadership asks us to make. If we need convincing then be open for convincing. As long as the success of the council is the end game, then you and your brother knights will know that the course is correct. Constructive change can be our recovery from annual middle of the road performance, or worse. We have elected the leaders, we have placed our trust in them, and we must let them be courageous.

Pope’s Message to Fathers Teach your children well, always be by their side

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service On March 19, the feast of St. Joseph, patron saint of the universal church and Jesus’ earthly father, Pope Francis urged all dads in the world to stick by their children’s side, teaching them, guiding them and loving them.

“I ask that you have the grace to be very close to your children, letting them grow, but being by their side. They need you, your presence, to be there, your love!” the pope told fathers present in St. Peter’s Square.

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From The State Secretary Robert W. Fox Brother Knights all, Vivat Jesus It’s been a long hard winter spring is coming, really it is. It seems like I said this same thing last year.

With spring comes our MI drive or as many know it The Tootsie Roll Drive. This is the time to get all the new brother knights from the membership drives held in February and March active. Involve them in the planning and solicitations. Pair them up with some of your seasoned members. The more active they become the less chance there is of losing them.

Most councils have members staffing the council office tracking and counting the funds as they come in.

What a great opportunity to involve new members. Have a BBQ or sloppy Joe’s set up so as members come in a hot cup of coffee or a sandwich is ready. Many may hang around just for the camaraderie or even to sub if needed.

Explain to these new members why these funds are so important. Explain where in your area these funds are distributed, again the more these men are involved and given the knowledge of what we do the more they become involved and less likely to leave.

Pope Francis has challenged us to become evangelists. That doesn’t mean we should go door to door or stand on street corners proclaiming the Word. He means to be evangelists by our actions. We as Knights of Columbus, Catholic men, need to be aware that what we do has an impact on the world around us. Attending Mass with our families, reaching out to those in need or even saying grace before a meal in a restaurant, yes actually praying in public, the list can go on but I believe you know what I mean. The seeming little things we do can have a far reaching impact This February I along with the State Deputy and our wives attended the Installation Ordination of the Marquette Diocese new bishop, Bishop Doerfler. The new Bishop challenged the diocese with a challenge that according to him would take” till Christ returns “He said” make a friend of Jesus, make a friend, introduce that friend to Jesus.”. I believe these words apply to all of us.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the convention again this year, might not be as warm as other years but will still be enjoyable, so till then may you all have a fulfilling Lenten season and a very Blessed Easter.

Knights of Columbus Named a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere Institute

K of C sees commitment to Catholic values as key to its ethical, sustainable, successful business model.

The Knights of Columbus announced today that it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance, as a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company.® This is the first time that the Knights of Columbus has been honored with this award, which recognizes organizations that continue to raise the bar on ethical leadership and corporate behavior. World’s Most Ethical Company honorees understand the correlation between ethics, reputation and daily interactions with their brand and that the award belongs as much to their associates as it does to them. The Knights is one of only two companies in the life insurance category honored this year.

“The Knights of Columbus was founded more than 130 years ago to protect the financial future of Catholic families in the event of the tragic death of a breadwinner and to provide charity to those on the margins of society,” said Knights of Columbus CEO Carl Anderson. “Today, those same founding principles are

at work in every aspect of our business, guiding our corporate governance, our professional agency force, our investments, and our day-to-day business operations. It is this continued commitment to our foundational, Catholic principles that is the key to our ethical, sustainable and successful business model.”

“The entire community of World’s Most Ethical Companies believe that customers, employees, investors and regulators place a high premium on trust and that ethics and good governance are key in earning it,” said Ethisphere Chief Executive Officer Timothy Erblich. “The Knights of Columbus join an exclusive community committed to driving performance through leading business practices. We congratulate everyone at Knights of Columbus for this extraordinary achievement.”

The World's Most Ethical Company assessment is based upon the Ethisphere Institute’s Ethics Quotient™ framework. The Ethics Quotient framework has been developed over years of effort to provide a means to assess an organization’s performance in an objective, consistent and standardized way. The information collected provides a comprehensive sampling of definitive criteria of core competencies, rather than all aspects of corporate governance, risk, sustainability, compliance and ethics. The Ethics Quotient framework and methodology was determined, vetted and refined by the expert advice and insights gleaned from Ethisphere’s network of thought leaders and from the World’s Most Ethical Company Methodology Advisory Panel.

Scores are generated in five key categories: ethics and compliance program (25%), reputation, leadership and innovation (20%), governance (10%), corporate citizenship and continued on page 9

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K of C LADIES “CORNER” Ladies – You and I are very lucky. We are with gentlemen that are Knights of Columbus. These men have improved their lives by choosing us and by becoming better men thru the Knights and what they are called to do – they have become better Catholics, better husbands and fathers.

When Michael and I met over 39 years ago, there was something about him so different. He was religious, kind, chivalrous and a Knight. One of the first parties we attended was a Knight’s function. The people at Msgr. Hunt were accepting and caring like all of you.

We have grown our family to be religious, kind and caring. We are so proud of our children and the choices they have made in their lives. We know that you all are equally as proud of your families.

Both of our sons, Captain Matthew Malinowski, USMC and Corporal Mitchel Malinowski, USMC Reserves, joined the Knights upon reaching their 18th birthday. They saw what their Dad had invested in his life as a Knight. They gladly followed in his footsteps.

After almost 30 years of Michael asking, my Father, Carl Gaerig, finally joined the Knights at 87 years of age, at the request of my Mother. It took a woman’s insistence that he join this great organization.

My now son-in law, Staff Sargent Kevin Sullivan, US Army, was asked to join the Order by our insistent daughter, Marissa; she knew the drill. Before the ring was on her finger, he had happily joined the ranks of the Knights.

I ask that you ladies, with all your influence, ask your sons, sons-in-law, brothers, fathers and that man in church, to join our Knights so they too can grow and become the men we know they can be: better men, better Catholics, better fathers and better husbands.

The State Convention on Mackinac Island is fast approaching on May 22, 23 and 24. The ferry ride over to the island can be downright cold. Please bring a warm coat, scarf and gloves. The opening Mass will begin on Thursday at 3:50PM in the Theatre at the Grand Hotel. It will be a bit warm as the beautifully celebrated Eucharist will be quite crowded. Please join us even if your luggage is still in transit. After dinner, the men’s meeting will commence and you ladies are all invited to the Terrace Room to be entertained.

Hospitality rooms will be opened after the end of the men’s meeting.

Friday’s Mass will begin at 7:30AM. After breakfast, the joint meeting will begin and ladies are invited to join in the awards ceremony. You can celebrate the winners and perhaps get some new ideas for your councils. The Living Rosary then takes place on the front lawn of the Grand Hotel. On Friday evening, the State Deputy’s Banquet is located in the Salon de Manger and hospitality rooms will be opened after the conclusion of the banquet.

On Saturday morning Mass will be celebrated at 7:30AM. After breakfast the raffle drawing will take place. The State Advocate’s wife, Sue Vittorini, is very busy now preparing for the Raffle. She and the Ladies of the Board are asking for contributions, baskets, ticket sellers and donations for the Raffle which this past year raised well over $67,000.00 for Holy Cross Children’s Services. Weingartz, From Lawn to Snow Corporation matched the funds raised as did Earth.com. We heartily thank them. All the donation and help information is on the website for your convenience.

The ladies will have a coupon that will be available to each of you who donates $40.00 for raffle tickets. The coupon will entitle you to 5 free raffle tickets.

As this is my farewell article, I wish to thank all the Ladies and Knights of this great state. Thank you for all the warm welcomes, wishes, the invitations, gifts, beautiful banquets and tributes.

Thank you, Ladies and Knights for all your extra love and support in the last few months. I am grateful to you for the cards and hugs.

The death of my Father in December has been very difficult for my family and me. The outpouring of love and affection and the stories of his quiet humor has left us tearful and giggling all at the same time! He was quite a guy.

These past ten years have truly been a blessing to Michael, our family and to me. When first elected to the Board, I was warned how quickly the ten years does fly by, and by golly it surely did. We have friends all over this great state and have traveled to places we will keep forever in our hearts. The past ten years of travels and the friendships will be treasured memories. Thank you.

I look forward to seeing you on the Island!

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MICHIGAN STATE COUNCIL RAFFLE MARCH 15, 2014 OFFICIAL WINNERS The following is an unofficial winners list, as soon as all the winners are contacted the official list will be publish on the web page and in the July Michigan Columbian.

Prize No. 1 Seller 2 Seller 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Ticket No. Winner Prize Amount 145348 Bob & Pat Forge $15,000.00 145348 Bob Forge 1,000.00 484764 Kurt Gillen 10,000.00 484764 Kurt Gillen 500.00 286866 Richard Messing 5,000.00 283282 Nyk Bartkiw 1,500.00 614865 Tom Gilmore 1,500.00 500197 David Robinson 1,500.00 512387 Jerome Thelen 1,500.00 422657 Dennis Janowski 1,500.00 437287 James Berkemeir 600.00 766016 Robert & Julie Wisniewski 600.00 026860 Stan Aiello 600.00 054778 Lovasco 600.00 646005 Mackenzie Kaupa 600.00 717502 Bryan Kwiatkowski 600.00 326375 Teresa Jaure 600.00 698550 Joe Wrest 500.00 900361 John Richelt 500.00 006697 Dale Long 500.00 487782 Gregory Bastien 500.00 577595 Joyce Brennan 500.00 342335 Sally Turczyn 250.00 244365 Ronald Mulka 250.00 370211 Nicolas Augustine 250.00 347432 Eric Keller 250.00 560000 Greg Wagner 250.00 452225 Mary Waling 250.00 183033 Nacole Huribert 250.00 422002 Tony & Karleen Viviani 250.00 continued on page 8

How to Recruit Former Members Former Knights are men who are familiar with the ideals of Columbianism. They left the Order at one time but represent a pool of prospects that councils should not overlook in striving for membership growth. Appoint a special “Welcome Back Brother” committee specifically to recruit former members. Past grand knights familiar with circumstances of earlier departures are especially suited.

Obtain a list of “Former Members” (those who took withdrawals/suspensions) and “Inactive Insurance Members” (those who took withdrawals/suspensions but maintain K of C insurance policies) from the Department of Fraternal Services by calling 203-752-4247 or 203-752-4473. Check with your financial secretary for additional names and most recent addresses. ♦ Review the list to determine former members known to be residing in the area and eligible for membership. ♦ Prepare information for a presentation for former members highlighting changes, new programs/ activities/benefits and recent council achievements. ♦ Order recruitment materials from the Supply Department. Prepare kits of these materials for distribution. ♦ Contact each former member by phone to arrange a personal visit or invite them to a reception for former members. ♦ If conducting personal visits, tailoring presentation to highlight new changes/benefits, etc. ♦ If planning a “Welcome Back” or former-member reception, use the open house procedures. Be sure to invite your council chaplain and insurance agent to speak at the event. ♦ Refer to the Grand Knight’s Handbook (#915) Membership Procedures section for proper procedures for recruiting former members. ♦ Ask every former member visited or those at reception to sign Membership Document (#100) to renew membership.

NOTE: Reactivating inactive insurance members qualifies the council for both membership and insurance additions toward Father McGivney and Founders’ Awards quotas.

NOTE: Reinstatements, readmissions or reapplications qualify the council for membership additions for the Father McGivney Award.

Call In Your Knights of Columbus Agent The Knights of Columbus insurance program is operated for members and their families and relies on council -agent teamwork for its success while providing the financial backbone for all the Order’s good works We often refer to insurance as your greatest membership benefit. It can also be a compelling reason for a man to join the Knights of Columbus. Many men – even continued on page 8

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How to Recruit Former Members those who don’t have a great deal of time – can fit it attractive to be able to protect their family with top quality life insurance while helping to support the many good works of the Order.

Your council needs to work as closely as possible with its field agent. Start by appointing an insurance promotion chairman, if possible the field agent, to ensure a smooth council-field agent relationship.

New officers need to get to know their field agent.

Call on him to be a part of your recruitment team or to help train recruiters. Remember, he is a professionally trained salesman — work with him!

Knights of Columbus Named a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere Institute

Prize No. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Ticket No. 126567 818258 383872 353473 767058 193152 798658 796108 260704 121911 322764 423846

Winner Rosemarie Rottenberk Joe Wilhelm Bob Walter Pluchnik Patricia Smith Kozlowski Patrick McEvoy A Marques Mike Thomas Maurice Haezebrouck Michael Kolena P. Tannian

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responsibility (25%) and culture of ethics (20%).

The full list of the 2014 World's Most Ethical Companies can be found athttp://ethisphere.com/worldsmost-ethical/wme-honorees/.

About the Ethisphere Institute The Ethisphere® Institute is an independent center of research, best practices and thought leadership that promotes best practices in corporate ethics and governance and enables organizations to improve compliance, mitigate risk, and enhance relationships with employees, business partners, investors and the broad regulatory community. Ethisphere evaluates and benchmarks compliance and governance programs, honors superior achievement through its World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition program and publishes Ethisphere Magazine.

Ethisphere is also the leading provider of independent verification of corporate ethics and compliance programs that include: Ethics Inside® Certification, Compliance Leader Verification™ and AntiCorruption Program Verification™. More information about Ethisphere can be found at: www.ethisphere.com.

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Vocations Update Ed Strach State Vocations Director How is your Vocation as a Knight of Columbus growing? As we witness to our seminarians in their formation, we too can grow in our Vocation in Knighthood by being an active member in our parishes, councils, and communities…

Are you part of the RSVP yet? Through the RSVP (Refund Support Vocation Program) the Michigan jurisdiction continues to provide financial and moral support to men and women preparing for priesthood or religious life. The RSVP is structured as follows: for a contribution of $500 per seminarian, postulate, or novice the Supreme Council will provide a $100 refund to the contributing council or assembly. Refunds are not restricted to only $500 donations; although donation levels less than $500 will certainly help, they will not be eligible for the $100 refund. RSVP applications (form 2863) are due by June 30th. Don’t wait, submit early!

Have you attended a Desert Meal yet? A Desert Meal is an event held by a parish or council to provide financial assistance for a seminarian pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Rome. A Desert Meal will also give you the opportunity to hear a seminarian’s testimony – that is something you don’t want to miss!

Have you ordered your Pray for Vocation Wristbands? The new order of wristbands is in! Pray for Vocation wristbands make a perfect gift for youth groups, council or assembly members, seminarians, priests and other religious. Order while supplies last. See the order form below.

Pray for Vocations Wristbands Council No. ____________ Council Name ___________________________ 1 – 50 wristbands $2.00 each Qty. ____ $________ plus $1 shipping Total $__________ 51- 200 wristbands $1.50 each Qty. ____ $________ plus $3 shipping Total $__________ 201-500 wristbands $1.00 each Qty. ____ $________ plus $5 shipping Total $__________ 501+ wristbands – call or email for discount pricing and shipping.

Ship To: Name _______________________________________ Address ______________________________________ City ____________________________________ State _______ Zip Code ________ Checks Payable to: Michigan State Council Knights of Columbus Memo: Vocation Wristbands Send Order To: Ed Strach, State Vocations Director 522 Berkshire Saline, MI 48176

email – e.strach@mikofc.org phone – 734-476-6296

Religious Liberty “It is in accordance with their dignity that all men, because they are persons, that is, beings endowed with reason and free will and therefore personal responsibility, are both impelled by their nature and bound by a moral obligation to seek the truth, especially religious truth. They are also bound to adhere to the truth once they come to know it and direct their whole lives in accordance with the demands of truth. But men cannot satisfy this obligation in a way that is in keeping with their own nature unless they enjoy both psychological freedom and immunity from external coercion. Therefore the right to religious freedom has its foundation not in the subjective attitude of the individual but in his very nature.” (Dignitatis Humanae, Second Vatican II Declaration on Religious Liberty, 2).

The Knights of Columbus promotes a robust vision of religious liberty that embraces religion’s proper role in both its private and public dimensions. As both Catholics and Americans, we celebrate the essential relationship shared between religion and liberty, a relationship which has uniquely defined our country’s identity and has fostered our country’s development. continued on page 10

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Religious Liberty Every major achievement that has taken place within the American enterprise—the American Revolution; the abolition of slavery; the civil rights movement; reforms in education, labor and woman’s rights—has been at the urging of religious people seeking a more just and humane society.

In this light, the Knights of Columbus recognizes religious liberty as an indispensable condition for authentic human development.

Consistent with the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we believe that man, created in the image and likeness of God, possesses the natural right to be recognized as a free and responsible being, especially in moral and religious matters. Our Order remains steadfast in its conviction that religious liberty “is an inalienable requirement of the dignity of the human person.” (Catechism, 1738).

We are therefore called to defend religious liberty against cultural trends that are increasingly hostile to Christianity, and impede men and women from freely exercising their religion by living in accordance with it. As the Second Vatican Council noted, although we must respect the just autonomy of the secular sphere, we must take into consideration the truth that there is no realm of worldly affairs that can be separated from God. Blessed John Paul II witnessed that when a society attempts to close the door to religion, it inevitably falls prey to a totalitarian reading of the human person that recognizes only the state as the ultimate arbiter of right and wrong. It is our duty as men of both Catholic faith and patriotism to resist militant secularism and to defend religious liberty at the international, national, state, and local levels. Without this necessary check on the power of the state, no principled limit can be recognized to prevent the expansion of government’s power at the expense of personal liberty.

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Culture of Life “Human life is sacred and inviolable at every moment of existence, including the initial phase which precedes birth. All human beings, from their mother’s womb, belong to God who searches them and knows them, who forms them and knits them together with his own hands, who gazes on them when they are tiny shapeless embryos and already sees in them the adults of tomorrow whose days are numbered and whose vocation is even now written in the ‘book of life.’ There too, when they are still in their mothers’ womb—as many passages of the Bible bear witness— they are the personal objects of God’s loving and fatherly providence.” (Evangelium Vitae, 61).

Blessed John Paul II in his 1995 Encyclical Evangelium Vitae called on all Catholic faithful to bear witness to the Gospel of Life and to build the “civilization of life and love.” (100). In keeping with this mission and our Order’s Catholic principles of charity, unity, and fraternity, the Knights of Columbus stands strong in its conviction that every human life is a gift of God, endowed with certain inalienable rights—the first among these being the right to life. Even in the midst of difficulties and uncertainties, we believe that human life is sacred and inviolable, and ought to be defended with maximum determination. To this end, the Knights of Columbus supports policies that promote a Culture of Life and opposes legislative efforts that promote abortion, contraception, sterilization, cloning, the destruction of embryos, as-

sisted suicide, euthanasia, unjust war, and the death penalty when there is an acceptable alternative.

Our Order’s steadfast defense and promotion of a Culture of Life is grounded on our ultimate assurance that in the natural law written in the heart of every person is the recognition that human life is sacred from its very beginning to its end. In the depths of our consciousness, human intellect knows that the very source of its existence—i.e. human life—ought to be protected and celebrated.

In that regard, the message of the Knights of Columbus extends far beyond our Order and our religious creed; it is a universal message that every person of good will can come to affirm.

The right to life is unlike any other right. It is the most basic right and the condition of all other personal rights, constituting the foundation of every human community and the political community itself. Blessed John Paul II famously noted that if human life itself is not respected, then respect for all other rights—for example, the right to health, to marriage, to culture, to religion— is “false and illusory.” Human rights of every kind are “incomprehensible” without the right to life. Our Order, therefore, joins the universal Church in acknowledging the dignity of human life and in its efforts to achieve legal and constitutional protection for every human person at the international, national, state, and local levels.

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U.S. Bishops Designate Washington D.C. Location as John Paul II National Shrine 3/19/2014 Decree signed by Archbishop Kurtz, USCCB president The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) designated the Washington-based facility dedicated to Pope John Paul II as a national shrine.

Beginning on Sunday, April 27, the day set by Pope Francis for Pope John Paul II’s canonization, the shrine will be known as the “Saint John Paul II National Shrine.” It will mark the occasion with liturgical celebrations, a reception, and a gathering of young people.

“The American bishops are pleased to reflect the love of Catholics in America for John Paul II by designating this location a national shrine,” said Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, who signed the bishops’ decree today as USCCB president. “This national shrine is truly America’s fitting tribute and remembrance of his legacy.”

The Knights of Columbus took ownership of the facility in 2011 to create a shrine dedicated to John Paul II and his contributions to the Church and society. Currently known as the Blessed John Paul II Shrine, it is located on the site of the former John Paul II Cultural Center at 3900 Harewood Road in northeast Washington.

“Pope John Paul II shaped an entire generation of Catholics, and the shrine serves to remind people throughout this country of his saintly life, and of his call to holiness for each of us,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. “This shrine gives us the opportunity and privilege of continuing Pope John Paul II’s mission of the new evangelization for future generations of Catholics and we gladly accept it.”

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, blessed the Knights’ initiative and declared the site an archdiocesan shrine in 2011.

“Pope John Paul visited Washington and was an important force for good in America, so we are particularly honored to have this saint’s national shrine here and to be one of the first places of worship in the world to bear his name,” said Cardinal Wuerl. “In its three years as a local shrine, it has also become a place of pilgrimage and prayer, attracting people from far beyond this city.”

An inspiring centerpiece of the shrine will be a relic consisting of a vial of John Paul II’s blood, entrusted to the Knights of Columbus by Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, archbishop of Kraków and longtime personal secretary to John Paul II. The shrine’s lower level will feature a 16,000-square-foot permanent exhibition on the pope’s life and teaching slated to open later this year. The main floor will be converted into a church and the current chapel will serve as a reliquary chapel. Both will feature floor-to-ceiling mosaics.

“As the premier site dedicated to Pope John Paul II in the United States, we are grateful that the U.S. bishops have elevated our status to a national shrine and we look forward to welcoming pilgrims to this place of prayer,” said shrine Executive Director Patrick Kelly. “It is dedicated to a great saint who bore courageous witness to the love of God and the dignity of the human person.”

Prayer to Know My Vocations

Prayer for Vocations

Lord Jesus, up until now You have been quietly preparing me to be Your disciple. Now the time of preparation is ending. I seem to hear You say to me as You said once to Peter: “Will you also go away?”

Peter replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”

Heavenly Father, call many holy young people to consecrated lifefor the sake of your kingdom. Call an abundance of virtuous men to serve in ordained ministry, as laborers for your harvest. Call numerous others to faithful, chaste and fruitful love in the sacraments of marriage, as signs and witnesses of Christ’s love for his Church. Through baptism you have called your children, in whatever state of life, to love and serve you.

Fill us with your Holy Spirit and grant us each the grace to follow you in perfect obedience and charity. With Mary and Joseph as our models and intercessors, we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

I stand with Peter. Through prayer and council, show me, Lord, where it is in Your vineyard that You want me to serve. Then give me strength to be faithful.

Mary, Mother and model, help me to respond in generous love to the call of your divine son. Amen Editors Note

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Marriage and Family "The intimate community of life and love which constitutes the married state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws. . . . God himself is the author of marriage. The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator.

Marriage is not a purely human institution despite the many variations it may have undergone through the centuries in different cultures, social structures, and spiritual attitudes. These differences should not cause us to forget its common and permanent characteristics. Although the dignity of this institution is not transparent everywhere with the same clarity, some sense of the greatness of the matrimonial union exists in all cultures. The well -being of the individual person and of both human and Christian society is closely bound up with the healthy state of conjugal and family life." (Catechism, 1603).

The Knights of Columbus considers marriage to be the basic building block of every society. Not only does marriage perfect the human love between spouses, it is also the only institution ordained to the procreation and education of children. For these reasons, marriage is recognized in the Church as a sacrament, established by God with its own purpose, shared between Christ and His Bride, the Church. Marriage, according to the Catechism of the Church, “strengthens two partner’s indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life (1661).”

The Knights of Columbus thus believes marriage’s fundamental nature is a life-long, indissoluble union between a man and a woman tending toward the fruitful communion of their persons.

Marriage is not a mere instrument for the individual self to seek satisfaction in matters pertaining to sex and romance. It involves the total self-giving act of love, revealed to humanity in the form of the Crucified Christ, and inscribed into the nature of the human person as his fundamental and innate vocation. Only through“the personal willingness of the spouses to share their entire lifeproject, what they have and what they are,” does marriage obtain its fulfillment and perfection (Familiaris Consortio, 19). Children, the precious gift of marriage, are the living reflection of this married love and a permanent sign of the conjugal unity shared between husband and wife. It is no exaggeration, then, to say that marriage is of its very nature responsible for the existence and perpetuation of the Church and of civilization.

With this in mind, the Knights of Columbus confidently supports public policies designed to strengthen marriage and families, and opposes those that disregard its fundamental nature. Our Order reiterates, alongside the Church and all the major cultures of the world, the truth that marriage is not just any human relationship.

It is an indispensable institution established by the Creator with its own essential properties, purpose, and nature, and that civil laws are unable to alter.

A Family Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of our family. Enlighten our hearts and minds that we may live more fully this vocation to love.

In our daily life and work, may we reflect the self-giving love which you, O Father, eternally show with your Son and the Holy Spirit.

Let your love be evident in the peace that reigns in our home and in the faith we profess and live. may our family always be a place of generosity, understanding, forgiveness and joy.

Kindly give us the wisdom and courage to be witnesses to your eternal design for the family; and grant that the Holy family of Nazareth may always guide our path to holiness as a family.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever Amen.

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"I AM YOUR FLAG"

By Bob Nelson of KYW Newsradio 1060 Traditionalists say I was born of a woman's hand -fashioned from bits of colored cloth by a seamstress in a small house in Philadelphia, a year after the new country was born.

Historians are less certain of my origin. Yet, no one doubts my existence. I was created out of necessity to serve as the emblem of a people whose experiment in nationhood was as unique as the arrangement of my stars and stripes.

I have proved my adaptability to change. I've accommodated growth. I've stood up to time and troubles. I fluttered in the Fall air with General Washington and his loyal French allies at Yorktown. My fabric was shredded by cannonballs from British frigates in the War of 1812 and I was carried in triumph by Andy Jackson at New Orleans. The British could see me clearly in the mists of "dawn's early light," waving from the standards at Fort McHenry.

I've witnessed turmoil and bitterness, even lost some of my glory in midcentury in a war between brothers, but I was restored as a nation's emblem at Appomattox.

I traveled West with the new frontier. I flew from the headlamps of the Iron Horse in Utah. I was with the prospectors at Sutter's Mill, with the cavalry against cattle rustlers, with the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill.

I crossed the Marne with the doughboys anxious to make the world safe for democracy. I was with brave GIs storming the beaches at Normandy. I was raised over a shell-pocked hilltop at Iwo Jima and I stood by the grimfaced negotiators at Panmunjom. I was on that last helicopter from Saigon and with the men and women of Operation Desert Storm.

I have been around in victory and defeat. I've seen pleasure and pain. I was raised over the rubble of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. I've been folded smartly by soldiers and handed to weeping widows. I've covered the coffins of those who've served country and community.

I also decorate bandstands and concert halls. I am saluted in parades, in schools and at ball parks.

I am part of political campaigns, high holidays and ice cream socials. I fly from skyscrapers and bungalows. I've been to the moon and the ocean floor.

I am everywhere my people are. I am saluted and, occasionally, scorned. I have been held with pride and I have been ridiculed, because I am everything my people are: proud, angry, happy, sad, vengeful, argumentative, ambitious, indifferent.

I was created to serve a people in struggle and a government in change. There are now more stars in my blue field than there were in the beginning and, if need be, there's room for more.

But, those red and white stripes remain as they've always remained, clearly visible through the struggle -- the symbol of the "land of the free and the home of the brave."

I am your past. I am your future. I am your flag.

Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus 2014 State Convention Guest Speaker Logan Ludwig was born on December 23, 1946 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University, a Masters degree from the University of Missouri, and a PhD from St. Louis University.

In 1972, Ludwig joined the Order in Louisiana, MO, transferred to Bonne Terre Council 1088 when he moved to Farmington, MO, and served in most of the chair offices and was grand knight before serving as district deputy. He moved to Illinois in 1986 to accept a position with Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., and continued his involvement with the Knights of Columbus. He became an Illinois district deputy, state Newman chair, new council development director, state membership director, and general program director, before moving into the state elected offices of state advocate, state treasurer, state secretary, and state deputy from 2003 to 2004. As Illinois new council development director, he established 17 new councils in a single year and 25 total councils within two years. He has been a member of the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors since 2007 and was named supreme treasurer in 2011.

As 47th Illinois State Deputy, Ludwig established the Illinois K of C Academy to educate and train member Knights. He also initiated the Illinois Spirit Award that permitted councils to establish their own benchmarks for an award. He strengthened relationships with the Illinois Special Olympics program and the Order's insurance agents, and became the first Illinois State Deputy to achieve the Supreme Council Circle of Honor Award for two consecutive years based solely on membership growth.

In his professional life, Ludwig served as president of three international associations, where he received numerous professional recognition awards. He is a Fellow and Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals and served as Associate Provost for Loyola University Health Sciences for nearly 26 years. He also served as an Adjunct Professor for Dominican University and as Vice President for Loyola Federal Employees Credit Union.

Logan and his wife, Ina, have four children and two granddaughters.

Change is the end result of all true learning.

--Leo Buscaglia

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Protect Your Family With Knights of Columbus Insurance A Founding Vision, A Visionary Founder “Resolved by this assembly: That Michael J. McGivney, Matthew C. O’Connor, Cornelius J. Driscoll, James J. Mullen, John J. Kerrigan, Daniel Colwell, and William M. Geary, and all other persons now associated with them under the name of the Knights of Columbus, together with all other such person as may hereafter become associated with them, and their successors, are constituted a body corporate and politic by the name of the Knights of Columbus.

“The purpose for which said corporation is formed are the following: (a) of rendering pecuniary aid to its members, their families and beneficiaries of members and their families; (b) of rendering mutual aid and assistance to its sick, disabled and needy members and their families; (c) of promoting social and intellectual intercourse among its members and their families, and (d) of promoting and conducting educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and welfare, and public relief work.” ~ Excerpted from the Charter of the Knights of Columbus, Granted by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, Approved March 29, 1882.

As the Connecticut winter drew to a close in March of 1882, few could have imagined that the new Catholic organization just approved by the General Assembly would amount to much.

Secret societies and fraternal organizations were abundant. And besides, Catholics weren’t well-liked or highly thought-of. There was even some Catholic resistance to the idea of the Knights of Columbus. Local priests took issue with the concept. A similar Catholic group even refused to allow Father McGivney to establish a branch of their organization in Connecticut.

It was seemingly inconceivable that an organization, begun in such unwelcoming circumstances, would go on to become one of the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organizations.

It was baffling to think that a group of destitute Irish immigrants, fighting against unemployment, discrimination and diseases in New Haven, Conn., would cause a spark that would light up the world with more than 1.8 million members in more than a dozen countries.

It was so improbable that a group of men dedicated to serving the needs of their Catholic community would go on to donate nearly $1.5 billion dollars to charitable causes and spend 673 million hours volunteering in just the last decade.

And it seemed so unlikely that a Catholic priest, who spent nearly every waking minute attending to the spiritual and material needs of his parishioners, would be the founder of one of North America’s largest life insurance companies.

Inconceivable? Baffling? Improbable? Unlikely? Perhaps — but not to Father McGivney. And not to the 75 men who dared to answer his call to found the Knights of Columbus. It is his vision — and theirs — that we celebrate each March as “Founder’s Day.” And what, exactly, did they found? Father McGivney, we know, did not just found a charitable society, but a society of mutual aid through which members would insure their own wellbeing, and that of their families, with the help of their brother Knights.

Father McGivney, we’re told in Parish Priest, began the founding of the Order and its insurance program with “an entrepreneurial zeal.” Determined to provide financial protection for his parishioners and their families, he “had to delve into the subject of insurance and read all of the fine print, of which there was plenty.”

Before deciding that a new group was in order, Father McGivney researched the finer points of other fraternal benefit organizations' insurance programs, ultimately concluding that their coverage was insufficient.

And when it came time to crunch the numbers and establish the newly-founded Knights’ insurance program, it was Father McGivney himself who set down the terms and reported them to the members and other parishes in the diocese.

“In the way that Father McGivney had organized the insurance, ”Parish Priest says, “nearly anyone could afford coverage.”

Father McGivney was devoted to his mission, working tirelessly until his premature death at age 38.

How proud must Father McGivney and his brother Knights be to know that the program he founded continues to provide affordable, quality insurance to Knights and their families?

How proud must they be to know that the Knights of Columbus continues to provide insurance by brother Knights, for brother Knights, protecting Catholic families for generations?

How proud must they be to know that the Knights of Columbus, with over $92 billion in force and nearly 2 million active contracts, is protecting more Knights than ever before?

Not nearly as proud as we are to call Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney our beloved founder.

Let’s continue his mission of protecting Catholic families from destitution and financial ruin by making sure that our families are protected with insurance for brother Knights, by brother Knights.

After all, it’s part of what being a Knight is all about.

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Pope’s Message to Fathers The pope dedicated his catechesis to the role and example of St. Joseph. March 19 also marks the celebration of Father’s Day in Italy, as well as the first anniversary of the formal inauguration of Pope Francis’ ministry as bishop of Rome and pope.

St. Joseph’s “great mission is to be a guardian,” the pope said.

The saint is a model for all educators, whether they are teachers, catechists, parents, religious or priests, “who are fathers, too, you know!” he said.

Like an educator, St. Joseph guided and accompanied Jesus so he could grow in “wisdom and age and grace,” Pope Francis said. continued on page 19

Families of the Month Bay City Council 414 Mark & Mary Hebert Larry & Val Rocheleau Port Huron Council 521 Donald & Cynthia Isaac *cfy Alan & Darcy Pionk Alpena Council 529 Larry & Patrica Weise Gerald & Carol Dault James & Gaye Lixie George & Della Mackay Mt. Clemens Council 744 Pete Nollette family Cheboygan Council 791 Matt & Yvonne Blair Bob & Gerri Ann Armstrong Francis & Zay Chimner Orchard Lake Council 600 Patrick & Christine Devine Marine City Council 856 Schweihofer family Greg & Linda Benda Bernie & Ann Pelc Mike & Lynn Zyrowski Cadillac Council 1224 John & Karen Worden Ludington Council 1492 Richard & Barbara Furstenberg

Bad Axe 1546 Richard & Sherry Learman Tom & Flora Prill Clayton & Rachael Parrish Merrill Council 2291 Thomas & Dorothy Mayan Mark & Gina Tolfree David & Cindy Oliver Thomas & Patrica Turner, Sr. David & Jonie Theisen Lee & Glpria Gonzalez Carl Vedusco family Redford Council 2632 Ron & Cheryl Bush Howell Council 2659 Paul & Judith Klebba, Sr. Edward & Jorene Nickel, FDD Robert & Marie Hanvey Standish Council 2724 Gene & Karen Viola Frank & Barbara Boike

Mitch & Elaine Pula James & Aggie Somerfield Larry & Louise Cameron Joe & Dorothy Drzewiecki Essexville Council 2740 Jerry & Mary Lenhart Dean & Lisa Verhaeghe Westphalia Council 2890 Kenneth & Janice Schafer Francis & Linda Spitzley Richard & Alice Bengal Neil & Amber Feldpausch Grand Haven Council 2975 Gene & Angie Woodman Pinconning Council 2986 John & Maureen Duley Aronald & Paula Cook Roy & Sue Ellan DeWyse Christopher & Denise Vouaux Warren Council 3257 Brian & Heidi Kubinski Donald & Mary Beth Grace, Jr Taylor Council 4872 Gary & Joann Patrick Richard & Marie Butkowski Dale & Ruth Akers Joseph & Marcie Kimmel Livonia Council 5492 Allen & Nichole Walker Dan & Carol Brown New Baltimore Council 5981 Andrew & Heather Colman Doug & Margaret Groth Bob & Jodie Gunst John & Sue Vandermeer Geoffrey & Rose Gunlach Mike & Kathleen Cousins Joseph & Brenda Kozlowski Frank Bartolomeo family Boyne City Council 6314 Ken & Betsy Koss Roscommon Council 6593 Ron & Nancy Mulka Tom & Mary Charleston, PGK Romeo Council 7018 Michael & Mary Mckinnon Algonac Council 7227 Patrick & Regina Lomasney Robert & Jackie Pontseete

Elmer & Jan Roland Madison Hgts. Council 7239 Richard & Jean Witkowski

Edward & Jeanette Smeader Jackson Council 9301 Kate Keersmeakers

Duane & Margaret McLaughlin

Thomas & Mary Rose Berkemeier

Erie Council 7413 John & Tammy Guth Fenton Council 7418 Ken & JoAnne Claxton Joseph & Maureen Pontello Robert & Beverly Juip Jenison Council 7487 Paul & Debra Carbone Donald & Carmel McCloskey Hale Council 7623 James & Sheryl Szafran Rockford Council 7761 Ray & Karen Fought Robert & Patti Triick Duane & Maureen Nelson Remus Council 7869 Robert & Phyllis Lint Thomas & Janice Hansen Durand Council 7955 Leon & Lisa Letter Mike & Diane Pelky Sanford Council 8043

Kalamazoo Council 9962 Terry & Jamie Wallace Okemos Council 10006 John & Lisa Harron Sparta Council 10992 Dan & Cindy Fodor Lansing Council 11099 Brett & Jennifer McDonald Gerald & Amy McKenna Battle Creek Council 11114 Phillip Garnish family Clinton Twp. Council 11689 Ralph & Rebecca Pullis Charles & Janet Loewen Shelby Twp. Council 11772 John & Karen Goike Laingsburg Council 12044 Larry & Jane Bouck Gerald & Marjorie Boerner Jack & Julie Risch Brighton Council 12295 Ronald & Peggy Wiengartz Montague Council 12985 Ted & Cindy VanderLeest Kalamazoo Council 12998 Victor & Barbra Ceru Muskegon Council 13035 Kenneth & Diane Korson James & Leslie Stein George & Teresa Tindall Kingsley Council 13432 Thomas & Marge Waclawski Howell Council 13450 Rob & Jacki Pardikes Mark & LuAnn Burgett Troy Council 13453 Timothy & Susan Yoder Clio Council 13703 Jerry & Roberta Rooney Midland Council 14056 Kevin & Cheryl Collins Roseville Council 14213 Jon & Angela Lorentzen

Kenneth & Rosemary Lancaster

Augustine & Cindy Vitale Gerald & Cindy Ciuk Pewamo Council 8071 Tony & Stephanie Feldpausch Canton Council 8284 Randall & Christine Helms Eward & Mary Ann Harkins, PGK

Lake City Council 8556 Randy & Sandy Sucharski Ada Council 8564 Dr. Terry & Linda Emiley Edward & Beverly Bobko George & Dawn Mauric Dan & Jean Fitzpatrick Dennis & Bobbi Heffron Dan & Carol Blundy Fowlerville Council 8605 Jeff & Iris Winiarski Scott & Tanya Haraburda Doug & Liz Childs Montrose Council 8669 Patrick & Sandra Bisson Richard & Donna Burnett

Pope’s Message to Fathers This is the same thing all parents must do, and “it would be a serious mistake to think that a father and a mother can’t do anything to teach their children to grow in God’s grace,” he said.

Even though God was Jesus father, St. Joseph lovingly took on the paternal role and taught the young Jesus various skills, the value of work, reverence for the Lord, and fidelity and obedience to God’s will, the pope said.

He also had to keep his family safe during the difficult period of their exile to Egypt, he said, which makes the saint a special example for refugees and those facing persecution.

In brief remarks to Arab-speaking visitors, especially those from Lebanon and the Holy Land, the pope said St. Joseph “knew how to continued on page 27

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Bay City Council 414 Kyle Grandmaison, a member of Bay City Council 414 and a Knight since 2004, put his experience as a registered nurse to good use when he stabilized a man having a seizure or stroke on a plane flight to Orlando. When he heard screams for help, Grandmaison quickly sprang into action and stabilized the man until the plane landed and was met by emergency personnel.

Father Solanus Casey Council 3797 in Roseville hosted a Motown Revue Drive that raised money for Parents Who Care and St. Francis Camp on the Lake just before Christmas. Parents Who Care provides recreational activities for children with disabilities, while St. Francis Camp provides a camp experience for children with special needs.

Flushing Council 8489 donated $3,422 to TommysHeart.org, a free heartscreening program for young people in central Michigan that was started by Knights after the death of a council member's son at age 17. TommysHeart.org has screened more than 1,000 children and found 13 with critical cardiac ailments.

The screenings include an EKG, ECHO and family history review by a physician.

The council raises funds to support the initiative at several events throughout the year.

St. Michael Council 13799 in Sterling Heights was prompted to hold a school supply collection for a mission school in Martin, Ky., after a visit from the Piarist Fathers, who work with poor children in Appalachia. Knights collected more than 1,500 pounds of school supplies, in addition to $120 in cash, a box of candy, a portable radio, a camera and an electric keyboard.

Father Arnold Kosco Council 12808 in West Bloomfield donated $12,815 to the cloistered Dominican sisters at the nearby Blessed Sacrament Monastery. The council raised the money through a fund drive and its own direct contributions.

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Iron River Council 2300

Pictured from L-R: Treasurer Don Sartorelli, Chaplain Fr. Greg Veneklase, Grand Knight Rick Commenator and Reorder-Publicity Chairman Arthur B. Aregoni

Father Edwin A. Fisher Council 4354 in Manchester initiated a Red Bag Food Drive, in which council members fill red reusable Knights of Columbus shopping bags with non-perishable food items.

Since late-2013, the council has collected 150 pounds of food for the local food bank from donations at monthly council meetings. Additionally, the council constructed a wheelchair ramp for a local family after an unexpected illness and injury affected both husband and wife.

A special prayer service for our country was held on Sunday, December 29th displaying the Immaculate Conception, Knights of Columbus Traveling Icon at St. Cecilia Church – Caspian, Michigan.

The Icon was Blessed by His Holiness Pope Francis. The Knights represented were from Iron River Council 2300.

Lansing Diocese

Above is a photo taken at the certificate presentation by Msgr. Steven Raica, Chancellor of the Lansing Diocese, in Bishop Boyea's office where the presentation was made.

On Tuesday, March 4, 2014, the two Lansing Diocesans Membership Directors, Edward Nickel and myself presented Bishop Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, a certificate declaring that all the first degree exemplifications performed in the Lansing Diocese from October 1 through December 31, 2013 were conducted in honor of him. A total of 91 new Knights joined the Order in these exemplifications. The framed certificate was signed by the State Deputy, Michael J. Malinowski; State Membership Director, William G. LeVeque; Lansing Diocesan Chaplain, Rev. William J. Turner; and the two Lansing Diocesan Membership Directors, Edward A. Nickel and William M. Currie.

Frank Roche, Former Archdiocese Dir. / FDD K of C-Executive Board American Red Cross, GK #13362 - Al Zander Coordinator Eric Fisher, Red Cross Manager- Nancy Kinngo, Red Cross Coordinator- Council #14018- husband- Bob Kinggo.

St Fabian Council #13362, Farmington Hills, MI receives a special award from American Red Cross in recognition for their efforts in conducting blood drives and supporting disaster relief efforts.

They have consistently gone over quota with their drives, worked hard to support Red Cross disaster relief effort.

Daniel Lord Council # 3959, Livonia, MI will be receiving the same award.

Father Van Poppelen Council 7233 in Birch Run has been sponsoring semi-annual scrap drives since 2011. By collecting unwanted metal and appliances, the council has raised more than $10,000 for a variety of charitable initiatives, including maintenance equipment for local parishes, signage to send children on mission trips and support for area food pantries.

Bishop Joseph A. Albers Council 4090 and Ardon F. Dubie Assembly, both in Davison, hosted their 30th annual seminarian dinner Feb. 6. This is the second year that the council and assembly held a silent auction in conjunction with the dinner, which has raised more than $100,000 in 30 years. This year, the Knights are sponsoring 22 seminarians.

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Lake City Council # 8556 and their family members, participated on Saturday 25th of January in the March for Life in Gaylord, Michigan. Despite the inclement weather there was a good turn-out. The walk started at the St. Mary's Cathedral and went to Gaylord's City Hall.

St. Mary's provided a bus to get everyone back to the Cathedral afterwards Council # 8556 Grandknight Steve Tikkanen with wife Cindy

It’s a Blessing

Pictured L-R– John Rogers FDD, Monsignor John Budde,Paul Castiglione, Ken Hulewicz and Harlan Thome.

In Milford, The Archbishop Fulton John Sheen council #7444 was asked to purchase rosaries and pouches for the 120 young boys and girls who will be making their First Holy Communion at St. Marys Church. The picture shows the Pastor, Monsignor John Budd blessing the rosaries.

Thank You Monsignor

The Can Man Through the efforts of one, determined Brother Knight, Leo Engel, Jr., the Father Stanley A. Bowers Council #8698 of Dundee and Ida has been able to support 2 Monroe County seminarians at Sacred Heart Seminary. Brother Leo, in his 70's, patrols the rural roads near his home for 10 cent deposit cans and encourages friends, neighbors, and fellow parishioners to contribute their returnables. In less than 2 years, he has collected over $1,400.00 to assist Seminarians Mark Tibai and Kevin Roe1ant in their pursuit of the priesthood.

Leo, Membership Chairman, has also recruited over 25 new members for the Council, participates in the weekly bread distribution program, and serves as an Officer of the Raisin River #488 Assembly in Monroe. Brother Engel is a GM retiree and has been a Knight for 12 years. A shining example of 'the power of one'.

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Howard Heath Council #7587 Milan

On December 23, 2013 the Knights of Columbus Howard Heath Council #7587 delivered 120 brand new children’s winter coats to the local “Aid in Milan”, thus tripling the number of coats provided from the previous year. The program, in its’ fourth year for the Milan, MI council, has supplied the Aid in Milan with children's coats for the Milan School District.

Aid in Milan is a non-profit corporation located at 89 West Main Street in Milan, MI. It was established in 1976 to develop and implement community action projects, helping to meet the human needs of the Milan area School District.

In October 2013, Council #7587 contacted Aid in Milan to understand the potential upcoming demand for children's coats. Their director indicated a cold winter was approaching and the demand for children's coats would be higher this year because another local non-profit organization would be cutting back.

This information was communicated within our council and a pledge structure was established allowing coats to be purchased in quantities of One Coat ($20), Three Coats ($55), 6 Coats ($110) or 12 Coats ($220). Several Brothers purchased 6 to 12 coats this year. In addition, our Brothers as well as parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church donated funds for 1 to 3 coats to help make this year a record year for donations.

Allegan Council 2515 collected 1,689 pounds of food in two drives in 2013. The council donated the food to Project Hope and Anetta Jansen Ministries.

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Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.'

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All Knights and their families are urged to pray for the people of Ukraine.

A Family Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of our family. Enlighten our hearts and minds that we may live more fully this vocation to love.

In our daily life and work, may we reflect the self-giving love which you, O Father, eternally show with your Son and the Holy Spirit.

Let your love be evident in the peace that reigns in our home and in the faith we profess and live. may our family always be a place of generosity, understanding, forgiveness and joy.

The Knights of Columbus has been following the events unfolding in Ukraine.

Pope Francis said: “I assure the Ukrainian people of my closeness and pray for the victims of the violence, for their families, and for the injured. I urge all parties to cease every form of violence and to pursue harmony and peace throughout the country.”

In solidarity with our Holy Father, and with the Catholic Bishops and Church in Ukraine, the Knights of Columbus is asking all of our members around the world to pray the Prayer of St. Francis that there may be a renewed dialogue and respect and a peaceful resolution to the situation in Ukraine.

Prayer of St. Francis Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy.

Kindly give us the wisdom and courage to be witnesses to your eternal design for the family; and grant that the Holy family of Nazareth may always guide our path to holiness as a family.

O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled, as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever Amen.

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Coming to the Aid of a Brother in Need Councils a thousand miles apart join hands to help a family struck by tragedy

by Marie Elena Giossi Carlos Malave joined the Knights of Columbus a dozen years ago because he admired the Order’s commitment to charity and he wanted to help people in his community of College Point, Queens, N.Y. Never did he expect to be on the receiving end of that charity.

Then tragedy struck the Malave family as they returned home from a Florida vacation on March 30, 2013.

As they drove from Clearwater along U.S. Route 301, a car traveling the wrong Carlos Malave of St. Ambrose Council 1463 in direction collided College Point, N.Y., holds the baseball glove once head-on with the worn by his son, Cristian, before a car accident took family’s minivan. the boy’s life March 30, 2013. Carlos wears a meCarlos, 43, morial wristband that bears his son’s name. (photo sustained lifeby Ed Lefkowicz) threatening injuries, while his wife, Hilda, 42, had shattered several bones. Their eldest daughter, Melissa, 20, suffered a concussion and head trauma, and their younger daughter, Alyssa, 15, broke her foot.

Their youngest child and only son, Cristian, 11, did not survive.

“Cristian was awesome,” said Carlos, a member of St. Ambrose Council 1463 in College Point. “It’s going to take a long time to get used to not having our little man with us.”

Amid the heartache, this Knight and his family found hope and healing through the overwhelming support of brother Knights, their families and communities in two states.

A NETWORK OF SUPPORT Sitting in his living room on a recent Saturday, Carlos admits that he remembers very little of the weeks he spent in critical condition and rehabilitation at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, Gainesville, where ambulances took the family after the accident.

Carlos suffered severe “seatbelt damage” when the impact caused the safety strap to shift his internal organs. He endured eight surgeries, lost 50 pounds and had skin grafted from his thighs to his abdominal area “to keep my intestines in,” he said.

Wincing as he stands up, Carlos lifts his tan sweater to reveal the surgical scars and an ileostomy bag to the right of his abdomen. The bag bypasses his large intestine, which is not functioning as a result of the accident.

News of the family’s misfortune spread quickly through the tight-knit community of College Point. Carlos is the local FedEx deliveryman. Hilda grew up in the area and is a familiar face at the dancing school the girls attend. Cristian attended religious education classes at the family parish of St. Fidelis Church and played baseball for College Point Little League.

Since the family was 1,000 miles away at the time of the accident, Robert P. Graziano, past grand knight of Council 1463 and

district deputy of New York District #27, knew he and other area Knights could not offer hands-on assistance. So he reached out to a network of men he knew — not in name, but in spirit — who stand for the same principles of unity, charity and fraternity.

Graziano sent an urgent e-mail appeal to councils in and around Gainesville, alerting them that a brother Knight and his family had been seriously injured and asking if they could offer support.

The response from the Knights in Florida far surpassed what Graziano expected from “a simple e-mail.”

Joseph Solenski, then-grand knight of Pope John Paul II Council 13900 at the University of Florida, immediately went to the hospital and then to the local Ronald McDonald House, where Hilda and Alyssa were staying.

“I promised them they would be taken care of,” said Solenski.

“As Knights, there’s a sense of fraternity. We come together to answer the need of a fallen brother.”

True to his word, Solenski recruited neighboring councils to the cause. He estimated that at least 100 Knights and their families across Florida District #12 contributed in various ways. More than a few took time to stop by the hospital.

“I have no idea who they all were,” Hilda said, recalling the Knights from Gainsville, Ocala and Tampa who visited Carlos.

“The magnitude of help was unbelievable. They brought cookies and rosaries. They prayed by [Carlos’] bedside, and they always asked if we needed anything.”

Jerry Woodward, then-grand knight of Father Patrick J. Lynch Council 6108 of St. Patrick Church, Gainesville, spoke to his council members about the situation. Moved by the Malaves’ experience, Andrew Mitchell offered the family use of his rental home, where Hilda and the girls stayed for almost two months, rent-free with all utilities included.

“What they did for my family was amazing,” said Carlos, who spent a week at the house after his release from rehab. “They gave my family the comforts of home without being at home.”

Those comforts included mattresses and box springs, furnished

by Catholic Charities through the efforts of John Barli, a member of Father John H. Patrick Council 13207 and regional director of Catholic Charities Gainesville. Meanwhile, Woodward’s friends at Dumas Discount Furniture provided bed frames and a dining room set. Knights and parishioners from St. Patrick’s Church in Gainesville cleaned the house, set up furniture and tried to meet the Malaves’ every need. Area eateries also donated meals, and The Home Depot provided supplies to build a wheelchair ramp.

Beyond material assistance, local clergy and lay ministers visited the couple and their daughters to ensure their spiritual wellbeing.

COMING HOME Knowing his family was in good hands, Carlos made substantial progress and was well enough to fly home in early June 2013.

Before leaving, Carlos and Hilda visited Council 6108 to personally thank the Knights for all they had done. Carlos wished he could have done the same at every council that had helped them through this difficult time.

“They didn’t know me, but they knew I was a brother Knight so they took care of my family,” Carlos said. “What can I say? I feel good about that. It makes me proud to be part of this organization.”

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That pride deepened when he arrived home and was embraced by his brother Knights from St. Ambrose Council, including Hilda’s uncle, Arthur Ferony, who first introduced Carlos to the Order. The Knights turned out in full force for Cristian’s funeral Mass at the family parish and were part of the escort to St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in Farmingdale, N.Y. Besides offering love and support, the council had also collected $40,000 to assist with the family’s substantial medical expenses.

When Knights across New York heard about the accident, they responded with the same zeal as their Floridian counterparts, with various councils and individual Knights contributing to an emergency relief fund for the family. Carlos’ council held a charity pasta night that raised $12,000, and local residents made additional donations.

Graziano and Grand Knight John Quinn of Council 1463 delivered the donations to Carlos and Hilda when they returned home.

“We sat and listened to their entire story,” said Graziano. “It was very hard to fight back the tears. … I was so proud that we could help, and they knew they didn’t walk through this alone. They had our support.”

In addition to the Knights, College Point-based organizations provided further financial assistance, with an online fundraiser netting more than $54,000 in donations for the family from 795 supporters.

Looking back on the past year since the accident, Carlos and Hilda know how much they have lost.

“We still cry every day. We grieve every day,” Carlos said as he gazed into Cristian’s room, which remains exactly as his son left it the day they went on vacation nearly a year ago.

But this family also knows how much they’ve been given as they count their blessings and learn to move forward.

“We give thanks because we’re still here, and we’ve been very blessed with all the Knights have done for us,” Carlos said.

Carlos will undergo additional surgeries to rebuild his abdominal wall later this year. He hopes one day he will be well enough to go back to work and to begin volunteering again with his council.

“I’ve never done something of this magnitude for someone else,” he said. “It feels great but I also want to find a way to pay it forward one day.”

MARIE ELENA GIOSSI is a staff writer for The Tablet, the newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. Poll Finds Strong Opposition to Proposed Conn. Law to Allow Fatal Prescriptions by Doctors Majorities say issue is low priority, see serious risks in proposal A legislative proposal to allow doctors to prescribe fatal prescriptions to people with a terminal illness is not seen as a good option by a strong majority of Connecticut residents.

Seven in ten residents (70 percent) see the issue as a low priority or not an issue to be addressed by the governor and state legislature, and majorities also harbor deep concerns about the bill’s deficiencies, dangers and consequences, according to a new Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll.

The proposal — HB 5326 — would allow doctors to prescribe a fatal dose of drugs to patients who request it and are believed to have a terminal illness. The Joint Committee on Public Health has scheduled a hearing for the bill on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.

The proposal runs counter to the majority of Connecticut residents’ views about a doctor’s proper role in end-of-life situations. Fiftyfive percent believe a doctor should not prescribe or provide life-ending drugs, but instead should manage the illness (27 percent) or be allowed to remove a respirator or other medical interventions so nature can take its course (28 percent).

Fewer than 4 in 10 (38 percent) believe a doctor should actively assist in taking a person’s life by prescribing (21 percent) or administering (17 percent) fatal doses of drugs. Also notable, by a 14-point margin (46 percent to 32 percent), Connecticut residents are less likely to trust doctors who see their role as assisting the terminally ill by prescribing a fatal dose of drugs.

“The majority of people in Connecticut rightly understand that a doctor’s role is to help people and to ‘do no harm,’ and thus have no interest in seeing this bill approved,” said Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. “This bill would sow distrust in the doctor-patient relationship. The mentally ill and depressed, as well as those who are misdiagnosed, would be particularly at risk.”

Anderson added: “If implemented, this bill would undermine the precious gift of life that each of us has been given, and it would be an affront to the great work that doctors and other health care workers provide through Connecticut’s strong and proud tradition of topquality hospice and other end-of-life care.”

Fewer than 1 in 10 Connecticut residents (9 percent) say they would definitely ask a doctor to help end their lives with lethal drugs if they were terminally ill. By contrast, 62 percent would definitely not or probably not ask their doctor to do so.

In addition to the majority who say doctors should choose end-of-life options other than prescribing or administering fatal doses of drugs to the terminally ill, few residents of Connecticut (16 percent) have heard much about the proposed bill and only about 2 in 10 (23 percent) say it should be an immediate priority for the governor and state legislature. By contrast, residents do see a number of other issues

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other issues as urgent priorities, such as improving the economy (76 percent), making health care more affordable (51 percent), and reducing state taxes and fees (51 percent). By 6 percentage points (45 percent to 39 percent), Connecticut residents say the state is going in the wrong direction overall.

Additionally, nearly two-thirds of residents in the state worry that if the law passes, those without better health insurance could have fewer end-of-life options (65 percent). A similar number (64 percent) worry that the state of mind of a patient may be misjudged since the bill allows doctors who are not mental health professionals to determine the patient’s state of mind. Sixty-three percent worry that the doctor’s prediction of the course of the disease could be inaccurate, and the same number (63 percent) worry that the elderly could be at risk in nursing homes or health care facilities. Nearly 6 in 10 (58 percent) are concerned that patients who suffer from depression will be more likely to want to take their own lives.

Residents divide over whether patients may be pressured by their families or friends to end their lives (47 percent concerned) or whether it may become a cost-saving measure for health decisions (45 percent concerned). People in Connecticut also deeply divide as to whether the benefits of such a law outweigh the risks or the risks outweigh the benefits (46 percent to 45 percent, respectively).

This survey of 1,000 adults was conducted March 6, 2014, through March 9, 2014, by The Marist Poll and sponsored by The Knights of Columbus. Adults 18 years of age and older residing in the state of Connecticut were interviewed by telephone using live interviewers on either their landline or cell phone.

The Marist Poll was founded in 1978 and has a long and distinguished track record of public opinion surveys including as the 2012 battleground states election campaign pollster for NBC and The Wall Street Journal.

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Knights of the Month Howell Council 8169 John Meaney, Randall Mattson Larry Beres, Dennis McCarthy Elmer Burgoon Canton Council 8284 David Trost Jackson Council 8392 Maynard Hartke James Fountain III Sand Lake Council 8425 Mark Jansheski, Mark Dunn Nate Bartell, Carroll Graves David Casper Flushing Council 8489 Bill Winchester Highland Council 8500 Jack Law, James Lintol Dennis Nunnold Dec. Mike Somervell Ada Council 8564 Todd Gross, Mark Hansen Steve Gomez, Pat Brown Jim MacDonald, Joseph Schalo Kerry Fitzpatrick Joseph Schab Fowlerville Council 8605 Jim Ratke, Lou Glubzinski Eric Frazier. Tom Trudell Auburn Hills Council 8659 Jerry Rowland, Herb Stacer

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Record Number of Coats Distributed

Pope’s Message to Fathers

The winter of 2013-14, one that will be remembered for its severe conditions, was also a record year for the Order’s Coats for Kids program. During that time, 1,195 councils and the Supreme Council purchased and donated 51,924 coats to children in need. That is 10,000 coats distributed over last winter’s total and 200 more councils participating than the previous year.

In 2009, the Knights of Columbus launched the coats initiative designed to keep kids 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.

the darkness of doubt, the experience of exile and fleeing from home, without ever losing faith in God and his love.”

“Learn from him that only trust in God can turn doubt into certainty, evil into good, total darkness of the night into a radiant dawn,” he said.

In his main audience address, the pope gave his heartfelt greetings to all fathers in the square, asking them to show who they were by raising their hands. “Oh, how many dads!” he said. “Best wishes! All the best on your day!”

Pope Francis led the crowd in praying the Our Father, urging them to remember God the Father in heaven, but also their own fathers and every father, whether alive or deceased.

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Change. It has the power to uplift, to heal, to stimulate, surprise, open new doors, bring fresh experience and create excitement in life. Certainly it is worth the risk.

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COUNCIL FUND RAISER

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Here is a fund raiser your council can handle. It is a win, win situation.

Every year the Michigan K of C Bowling Association holds their Annual Tournament. The Association officers and directors do all of the work in keeping the scores, record keeping and prize money. Every year the tournament is held in a different part of our State.

The host council makes their profit from holding activities during the bowling tournament at their council. Other fund raising activities include selling Tee Shirts, bowling jackpots, selling 50/50 tickets, and etc. All that is needed is the required licenses along with your workers. A good suggestion is to inquire with councils who in the past hosted this tournament.

The Association, at their Annual meeting selects the host council from those who bid on this project.

For more information go to the State K of C Web Site and follow the link for the Bowling Association or check with your financial secretary for the Associations contacts in his K of C State Directory.

Gene Gross Association Publicist

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