State Deputy’s Report
Kevin Miller State Deputy
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State Deputy’s Report Insurance Corner Membership Minute IHH State Programs Do You Measure Up? Silver Rose Returns to Ohio A Message from Charity Father
“Faith in Action,” is to give more support to our clergy in their work in the parishes – offering them the programing and backing they need to advance their missions and initiatives. The program, Brother Knights: along with its overarching initiative, “Building the Domestic Church While I recently had the opportunity and honor Strengthening our Parish” was designed to attend the installation of the new to improve and foster better working Bishop of Columbus, the Most Reverend relationships between Councils and Robert J. Brennan, who joined the clergy, allowing Knights to develop more Diocese after serving at the Diocese of relevant and needed programs in the Rockville Centre, New York, most parish to better serve the needs of the recently as auxiliary bishop. Everyone in parish community. attendance was instantly inspired by his warmth, his sincerity, his enthusiasm, and We need to make absolutely sure that we his hope to spread the “Joy of the are taking full advantage of these Gospel” as our new Bishop. In listening programs! For the Knights to continue to him speak, I was immediately struck to be a force for good in our faith with the thought of how much we as communities, we need to continually Knights, even with our commitment to make sure that our programs and works stand in solidarity with our priests, still are closely aligned with those of our do not take full advantage of this most parish clergy! By doing so, we are not important resource. only promoting service in the Knights, but also the mission of the parish and the I can’t tell you how many times during Church, the exact place where we derive my time as a Knight I have heard that our very strength and which we are councils do not enjoy the support of their dedicated to support. clergy, only to find out that Grand Knights never reach out to them on a As we approach the new fraternal year, regular basis, or engage with them at this is an excellent time to take stock and all. It’s quite strange not to have regular, review your event calendar for the last ongoing discussions with the leaders of year, or the last few years Are these the parish when we have promised to programs still relevant to your parish or give him our unconditional support. parishes? Do they promote their mission? Are they properly aligned to It is well to remember that the entire purpose of the new Supreme program, (Continued on page 2)
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