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All ticket requests must include payment in full. Orders which do not include payment will not be processed.
Make all checks payable to the MICHIGAN STATE COUNCIL with Tiger Day on the memo line.
ALL TICKET REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN SATURDAY JULY 12TH!
If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 313-779-1348.
Mike Kozakewicz –Chief of Fraternal Activities
Worthies All!
I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Matt Hoxsie and I have recently accepted the appointment of State Public Relations Director. I will be working with the State Council, District Deputies, and all local Councils to help promote all of the good works that our Order does across the State of Michigan, as well as help waterfall information from the State Council to all of the members of our great Order in Michigan.
Brother Ken Warzybok preceded me in this role, and I hope to live up to the standards that Ken set. Ken always did a great job of capturing all the AWESOME programs and activities that you and your Councils performed and somehow managed to stay on top of information that was sent his way.. We will surely miss Ken. Please continue to pray for Ken and the repose of his soul, as well as keep his family in your prayers.
A little about me.. I am the current District Deputy of District 118 in the Detroit East Region and immediate PGK of Anchor Bay Council 5981. I have been a member of the Order for twenty years. In addition to being an active member in Council 5981, I am also a member of the Fourth Degree in Our Lady on the Lakes Assembly 2804. I have been married to my bride, Laurie for twenty-seven years, and we have two children, Noah and Elenah. Both Noah and Elenah have recently graduated college and are now starting their professional careers, and Lady Laurie and I are trying to figure out what life will look like as “empty nesters”.
If you know me, you know that I love staying busy… In addition to all of my work with my Council and the Councils in District 118, I also volunteer for other activities and organization. I am a Lead Coach for the FIRST Robotics Team at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School in Marine City. I love sports and am the “Stats Guy” for Cardinal Mooney’s Varsity Football Team and you can usually find me in the media booth every Friday or Saturday during football season with a clipboard in hand. Lastly, I am an Assistant Scoutmaster in a Boy Scout Troop that takes fifty Scouts every year to Mackinac Island where we live on the Island for a week, perform service projects, and act as the Governor’s Honor Guard. My passion is working with and coaching teenagers.
As the State PR Director, I would like to work with you and your Councils to showcase all of the good work that you do. If your Council recently completed a program, please take pictures and send me an email and tell me about it. I’ll be sure the work is promoted on our State Website and Social Media. I would be more than happy to feature any Faith in Action program, Membership Initiative, Fraternal Benefit Event, or special occasion. As a policy, I cannot promote any individual Council’s fundraisers on our platforms beforehand, but I would be more than happy to show pictures and the impact that your fundraisers have had in your community, especially if you can send me a few pictures.
Feel free to reach out to me at any time with questions or any ideas for topics that you would like to see posted. If you see me at an event, please come up and introduce yourself.
God Bless and Vivat Jesus!
SK Matt Hoxsie, DD118, PGK5981
State Public Relations Director
Email: m.hoxsie@mikofc.org
Dear Friends,
The 17th Annual Homeless No More Reception is just around the corner—Thursday, May 8 from 5:30–7:30 PM at Lansing Brewing Company—and your support is needed now more than ever.
In just the first quarter of 2025, New Hope Community Center served 13,568 meals, provided shelter to 159 adults, housed 32 adults and 17 children, and supported 32 veterans in crisis.
If you haven’t donated yet, please consider doing so today—or share this event with someone who can. Every gift brings hope to our neighbors in need.
Watch this short video to see the impact:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/
Let’s finish strong—together.
With thanks,
On behalf of Holy Cross Services & the Homeless No More Committee
JOIN US to help raise funds and awareness for local kids and adults with intellectual disabilities! Event is just $25/person and includes a t-shirt!
WHO CAN JOIN?
This is a great way to get moving, visit Downtown Detroit, and support our Athletes! All funds will directly fund our state events.
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Schedule:
Where:
Fox Hills Golf Center
8758 N Territorial Rd
Plymouth, MI 48170
(734)453-7252
Cost:
Brother Knights across the great State of Michigan:
The Ice Storm which recently impacted Northern Lower Michigan did an incredible amount of damage to property and infrastructure across the Diocese of Gaylord from the Lake Michigan shore all the way across to Lake Huron. Among the properties affected were the grounds of the Cross in the Woods Shrine in Indian River. They have spent thousands already in removing big fallen and broken trees from the grounds as well as the high-hanging “widowmakers” from the canopy. Many Brother Knights have been asking how they could help in the recovery effort.
For many years, the Knights and Parishioners of the Cross in the Woods parish have organized a clean-up event to spruce up the grounds of the Shrine. This year, those sacred grounds took quite a beating from the storm – more than the small Council and small number of Parishioners can handle on their own.
If you are able and available, you are invited to join us at the Parish Hall (lower parking lot) on Saturday, May 10 at 9:30 AM for coffee and donuts, after which cleanup work will commence. Lunch will be served at 1 pm. Bring your gloves, rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows, pruning shears – appropriate yard cleanup tools. In the event of rain, the make-up day will be Saturday May 17 th
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If you’d rather help financially, we suggest you go to the Diocese of Gaylord website and search for “ice storm” – you will find a secure payment link to the fund established by Bishop Walsh to assist all parishes which took damage from the storm. The link can be found here or at the QR Code located below: Diocese of Gaylord - Ice Storm Relief
With our regards,
Roger L. Markham, District Deputy
Michigan District 201
DD201@mikofc.org
