Recognizing the need to pray for our country many Michigan councils hosted a Patriotic Rosary for their parishes. Council 12668 was one of those and was able to hold the service outside by the Grotto of St. Phillip Neri Church in Reed City.
Sign the Petition. Urge Congress to Protect Life.
Dear Brother Knights:
Your immediate action is necessary to protect taxpayer funding from being used to pay for abortion.
Over the last few weeks, the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has considered legislation to fund the U.S. government without the long-standing, bi-partisan provisions that prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for abortion.
Next week, the same committee is scheduled (as soon as Monday) to eliminate the popular Hyde Amendment. First introduced in 1976 by our brother Knight, the late U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois, this important provision has saved the lives of more than 2.4 million children.
I urge you to take action today and sign this petition sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops asking Congress to preserve these long-standing provisions and to protect human life.
Our 2021 Knights of Columbus/Marist Polling found that 58% of Americans oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortion. Sign the USCCB petition today to remind Congress that Americans do not want their taxpayer dollars to be used to take innocent, unborn life.
Thank you for all you do to promote a culture of life!
Fraternally,
Patrick E. Kelly Supreme Knight
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Service Program Awards And Family of the Year |
Community Program Award Winner Our Lady of White Lake Council #12985 - Montaque
Watch the video from the State convention describing their program HERE.
Faith Program Award Winner Monroe Council #1266 - Monroe
Watch the video from the State convention describing their program HERE.
This program by council #1266 has been selected by Supreme as the International Award winner in the Faith category and will be recognized at the Supreme Convention this summer.
Family Program Award Winner St. Patrick Council #13319 - White Lake
Watch the video from the State convention describing their program HERE.
Life Program Award Winner St. Nicholas Council # 7011 Sterling Hts.
Watch the video from the State convention describing their program HERE
Family of the Year Award Winner Walter Roznowski Family
Fr. Casimir Szyper Council #6657 – Posen
Watch the video from the State convention describing the family HERE.
Congratulations to all those who won & to those who submitted an entry!
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We will be having our traditional Diocesan Meetings this summer during July. All weekday meetings will have dinner at 6:00 pm, with an Exemplification at 7:00, with our meeting following. Grand Knights, Program and Membership Directors are asked to attend, along with any other council members who would like to know more about the coming year in our Order. We are looking forward to seeing you at these meetings.
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Diocesan Meeting Schedule
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Wed. July 7 Lansing – St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2333 Elms Rd, Flushing, MI 48433 Council 17509
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Mon. July 12 Detroit West Monday St. John Neumann 44800 Warren Rd, Canton, MI 48187
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Thurs. July 8 Saginaw – 1021 Woodside Ave Essexville, MI 48732 Council 2740
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Wed. July 14 Kalamazoo – Wednesday St. Augustine Cathedral Parish- 542 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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Sat. July 10 Marquette – Place TBD 9:00 am breakfast with Exemplification at 10:00 with meeting following. |
Thurs. July 15 Grand Rapids - Thursday Catholic Central with exempt at Cathedral of Saint Andrew
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Sun. July 11 Gaylord – Sunday 9am Mass at Cathedral meeting after @ 2753 Wilkinson Rd Gaylord, MI 49735
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Mon. July 19 St Therese of Lisieux Council 11957 48115 Schoenherr, Shelby, Twp, MI 48315.
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George J. McCarthy Council 2975 in Grand Haven, Michigan, consists of members from St. Patrick-St. Anthony Parish, Grand Haven and St. Mary’s Parish, Spring Lake. Ours is not a large council by any means, but with dedicated members we have hosted several events and fundraisers.
Last year we lost long time member, and our council Advocate, Tim McGraw, Former State Special Olympics Director. Only months earlier, he’d lost his wife, Linda, to Alzheimer Disease. He and Linda were both avid supporters of Area 12 Michigan Special Olympics. Not only were they in attendance as state and regional events, they were key to the success and growth of our annual Snowflake Dance during the Christmas season for the special needs community, where they were known as Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
With our sources of income, Bingo, and summer rib and fish fry events on hold and the Lenten Fish Fry dinners approaching, the Board began to plan in December 2020, to prepare for the Lenten Friday night fish fry events with a similar venue to the summer drive up dinner sales.
On Fish Fry Fridays, some volunteers arrived as early as 3:00 PM while others arrived hours prior to the sale time. After the sale required a cleanup crew tasked with cleaning the kitchen equipment which included a weekly sanitization of the deep fryers.
With the overwelming succes of the program, our Grand Knight, Robert Wassick, and former District Deputy, Bill Bernesser, encouraged our council to submit this endeavor to State Council for consideration of a State Program Award during the State Convention.
Did we win an award? Nope, but the time we Brother Knights and families spent together on this project, drew us closer together. It’s the way Tim and Linda would have wanted it. Besides, it’s how God works through us and in us. First, we understand Tim’s and Linda’s lives were rich with memories, both those they have already lived and those still in the making.
By David Bukala, Council Program Director, Chancellor and Lecturer.. He also serves as Faithful Pilot for the Bishop Baraga Fourth Degree Assembly. He is in his fourth year as a member of the Knights of Columbus.
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The State Special Olympics programs are back in full swing (well, almost). With all of the programs being impacted over the past 18 months, I thought a quick refresher about Special Olympics would help our Brother Knights understand what this program is all about. First, Special Olympics are about sports competition, but it is so much more. The State Special Olympics programs include the following programs. |
As you can see, Special Olympics is more than competition, it is a way for individuals to become more inclusive into society and for society to build relationships, at all ages, with the intellectually disabled communities.
Stay tuned for more information and schedules of events in Michigan,
John Hundiak State Special Olympics Director years
Our Council, #12186 sponsors a rodeo annually with the proceeds helping us fund our scholarship program along with different events throughout the year for our church and our community.
Our council’s budget is dependent on the rodeo which is our main fund raiser for the year. So, whatever we spend or donate will come from the rodeo proceeds. Some the council’s larger donations include scholarships, supporting the church youth group, pantry, Christmas giving tree, clergy formation, fallen knights, soldiers who return home with problems, local community events. We also support the church as unexpected expenses arise through the year. We helped both financially and physically with a couple of Habitat for Humanity projects.
In good years the event may raise over $50,000.00 with the council portion near $30,00.00! Of course, the success is very dependent on the weather. In 2019 the event was shortened due to inclement weather and last year the event had to be canceled due to the pandemic. Good or bad we still have a lot of expense to the rodeo people themselves regardless of what is made in gate sales.
Manpower that is needed for the rodeo is a big issue. We start out early in the year securing financial help from our local merchants by selling ads for the rodeo book. This is usually done with around 10 key people. I did a quick survey a couple of years ago and the actual man-hours put in for the week of the rodeo figured to be well over 2,000. The actual rodeo usually takes around 40 people This is for food preparation and serving, parking, maintenance, crowd control. Setup and teardown usually requires around 6-8 people. Not all those assisting are Knights or even Catholics. We use a lot of high school students and local residents. Many of these people help from start to finish. Without all the helping hands we would have a hard time making this happen.
Two years ago, a representative from Supreme came to observe and commented that he couldn't believe a little town like Gaines, Mi could put on this size event.
Unfortunately, this year we are not going to have an entertainment tent due to the lost revenue from the past 2 years,.
PGK 12186 Mike Gentry
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I will be talking more about this at ALL Diocesan summer meetings. Remember that what separates Major League batters from Minor League batters in baseball is the ability to hit the curve and Supreme Council likes throwing us curve balls.
Thank you all for supporting vocations – it is one of the most important things we do as Knights of Columbus.
Greg Brunson, State Faith/Vocations Director Rise Up and Answer the Call!
