The Buckeye Blast
A Quarterly Publication of the Ohio State Council Knights of Columbus Volume 1 Issue 2
KOFCOHIO.ORG
November 2020
Uncertainty is the Only Constant – Robert Byers, State Deputy Happy Thanksgiving to all the brother Knights across this great jurisdiction of Ohio. I hope you enjoy the Buckeye Blast. I feel during this time of the pandemic that we need to get the information out in a hard copy. I think most of you will agree we are starting to become tired of Zoom and GoToMeeting. We are people that like to be together, carry on conversations and tell stories about our children and grandchildren. I know a lot of you have questions about what is going on across the state an even with Supreme. My main thought is to you that you listen to what the local health departments and state agencies are telling us about being safe and conducting our meetings. As the weather starts getting a little colder and we must stay inside more, this virus is spreading more.
council, district and State Free Throw contests. If the numbers do not decrease in the next 30 days, we will have to go to a virtual district deputy meeting. I will send a note out to all district deputies letting them know as soon as I get information from Supreme and the state of Ohio regarding what we can do and cannot do. Also, I know I have received some questions about the free throw contest that councils conduct. If your council is going to conduct a free throw contest, please do it with the social distancing and whatever requirements that your local health Department has put out. The last thing I want to leave you with is from the bottom of my heart I want all of you to be safe and please enjoy these Holidays that are coming up.
The next thing I would like to discuss is the upcoming Mid-year District Deputy meeting and
SUPPORT OUR SEMINARIANS PROGRAM - Kevin Miller, Immediate Past State Deputy As we continue through this fraternal year with the current restrictions due to the pandemic it has become evident that we need to come up with creative ways to raise money for the Support Our Seminarians (SOS) Program beyond just “passing the jug”. Recently a council set up a “Vocations” table for the first time in the back of church and raised over $550 after a brief plea from their chaplain the celebrant. Many councils have continued to be successful with providing envelopes to their parishioners which can be used to place a donation in the parish’s collection basket.
Your collections can be sent to me anytime during the year. The form and instructions can be found on our state website: Click on Forms & Emails then scroll down to “Support Our Seminarians” and click on the Turn-In Form link for a PDF with all the information. Your can even order more “Jug Labels” by emailing me at: km8007@att.net with your name, address, council number and how many labels you need. Remember, the total collected in your diocese is presented to your diocesan vocation office in July at the State Tour meeting (COVID not withstanding).