STATE OFFICER REPORT

Welcome to March and we are now into Lent. I hope and pray that your Lent opens your hearts and mind to the resurrection that is coming very soon. March is a very busy month for our councils. Simply checkout the calendar later on in this issue. There are opportunities for spiritual growth, great food, and some fellowship.

I would like to thank Councils 3410, 4130 and 16373 for hosting the recent Super Cash Bonanza Roadshows. All three locations had great turnouts you all now have the tickets to sell and help your charitable outreach programs. Good luck to all! If you need more tickets, please reach out to George Metz, Mike Incorvati, or myself. We will get them to you. There are some posters left. Let us know if you need any.

The state convention is fast approaching and the state officers and the Columbus team are working to make this better than last year. The state convention this year is May 1921, 2023, at the Columbus Hilton Downtown. This will be a precursor to the 2025 convention that will be at the Cleveland Hilton Downtown. Look for an email to come out by the week of March 6 followed-up with a USPS letter. If there are any questions, please consult the State Convention webpage at www.kofcohio.org. Please note, if your council has any resolutions to submit to for the state convention, those need to be sent to me no later than April 15. Consult the email that Supreme sent to all of the GKs and DDs on resolutions.

The Cleveland Diocesan Free Throw Championship is Sunday, March 5 at St. Hilary. District Deputies please see the email from DDC George Metz on the time you are supposed to be there. PLEASE BRING YOUR WINNER SCORESHEETS! Contestants and spectators are welcome to arrive by 1PM. The winners will move on to the State Championship on Saturday, March 18 in Columbus.

Live and in-person Exemplifications are increasing and thank you to all of the councils taking the step to help our new brothers come into the Order. There will be a special Exemplification on March 25 at the Center for Pastoral Leadership where we will be inviting those seminarians who are not members and those that are 1st or 2nd degree members, to become 3rd degree members. Please keep these men in your prayers not only for being open to joining our ranks, but for the vocation that they are partaking.

The Bishop’s Brunch is on Sunday, March 26. The committee has been working hard to make this another outstanding event in support of all the seminarians. That evening, the Knights of Columbus will be attending the Cleveland Cavaliers game against the Houston Rockets at 6PM at RocketMortgage Fieldhouse. The winners from the State Free Throw and the participants from the council, district, and/or diocesan level will get acknowledged.

Couple all of that with our fish fries, council meetings and activities, March is going to be another fast moving month and BOOM April is here. Make sure you get your programs and activities submitted before April 15 for your chance to show off what your councils are doing. Cleveland is doing a fantastic job of recruiting and programing where all of you are putting your faith into action! How great that is to see. God bless you all. Have a blessed Lent and will see you all soon.