Please mark your calendars for these important dates:
Founders Award changes for this Fraternal Year
- Thu, Jul 20, 2023 2:08 PM
Founders Award - NEW qualifications and form submission process for this year!The Founders Award recognizes excellence in the promotion of our insurance and fraternal benefits. For a Council to achieve this award (and ultimately earn Star Council), the Council must promote and conduct TWO Fraternal Benefit events (virtual or in-person) during the Fraternal Year.NEW as of July 1st, 2023, the required sum total attendance for both events must equal or exceed:
10 unique members or member-eligible attendees for councils with 99 or fewer members. 14 unique members or member-elibible attendees for councils with 100 or more members.
Each member (or member-eligible) attendee can only be counted as attending in one event. A member-eligible attendee is defined as a Catholic man, 18 years of age or older who is not currently a member of the Knights of Columbus. While ladies are always welcome to attend these events, they are not eligible to be counted as an attendee. The council must submit the names, addresses, and phone numbers of each member or member-eligible attendee in order to qualify. After completion of the Seminar, the Grand Knight must submit the information directly to Supreme.General agents will no longer be submitting Fraternal Benefit Events for Councils. This responsibility will now reside with the Grand Knight. Please do not submit the Form 11077 to your agents. |
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A Message from our State Faith Director
- Thu, Jul 20, 2023 6:31 AM
Coats for Kids 2023
- Tue, Jul 18, 2023 4:37 PM
Coats for Kids
Join the many councils throughout the State of Michigan in our mission to provide warmth for deserving children during the cold Michigan winter months. Every council in the state is invited to participate in any way that they can in the Coats for Kids program. There are many ways your council can participate:
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The council may make a direct donation to the State Council to assist with purchasing coats for one of the State distribution centers. Information on how to do this is below.
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A council may hold their own coat drive, collecting new coats from local businesses and distributing them in your local area.
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A council may participate in the Supreme program by purchasing coats through the Supreme supplier and distributing them locally.
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Finally, the Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) option from Supreme is once again available from Supreme to the State Council.
To purchase coats directly through Supreme, please visit KnightsGear. Be aware that this method does not qualify for the BOGO option.
Here are some guidelines to take advantage of the BOGO option from Supreme:
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The BOGO order must be submitted by the State Council.
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As a Council (or District) determine where you want to distribute the coats in your area. As always, work with the pastor of any parish in the distribution of the coats.
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After your fundraising efforts are complete, determine the number of cases of coats by type (see www.knightsgear.com) that you wish to order.
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There is an order form posted on the State website that must be completed and sent in.
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It is critical to have contact information provided on the order form. Additionally, the full name and address of the shipping information must be supplied on the form.
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Follow the directions on the form when submitting your funds. Checks must be made payable to ‘Michigan State Council’ and put ‘Coats for Kids’ on the memo line.
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Checks are to be sent to either your SDRR for tracking locally (please verify this with your SDRR) or myself. My address is on the form.
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Once the form and payment are received, you will receive acknowledgement back from me. Any shipping information will be communicated at that time.
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If your order is for 10 cases, it will be filled with 20 cases. So please plan accordingly.
Our goal is to have all of the orders placed before September 1, 2023. This means that I must receive your order information and funds no later than August 26, 2023. Orders received before then will be processed as quickly as possible. This deadline will help get the coats to the distribution sites around September 16, 2023. This should allow for planning an October 1, 2023, distribution timeframe. Any questions, please contact me.
John Hundiak
State Community Director
Important Dates
- Mon, Jul 17, 2023 2:33 PM
Brother Knight is 98 years young and still giving back to the community and veterans
- Mon, Jul 17, 2023 8:03 AM
Catholic Citizenship Essay
- Sun, Jul 16, 2023 5:19 PM
The Knights of Columbus is once again sponsoring a Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest to encourage today’s youth to be more connected to their community and faith.
The topic for this year fits right into our COR program: "How can the Church evangelize in the digital age?"
All young Catholics in 8th through 12th grade are invited to participate in this program. The essay should be approximately 500-750 words. Additional information (and entry form) is located at: www.kofc.org/essay. Send the Diocesan level winning essay and entry form (#4208) to John Hundiak, State Community Director at j.hundiak@mikofc.org. Any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
John Hundiak
State Commmunity Director
Catholic Charities of SE Michigan Annual Celebration
- Thu, Jul 13, 2023 8:49 AM
Your support of this Annual Celebration will help improve the lives of thousands of vulnerable individuals, children, and families who turn to Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan in times of need.
For more information, please visit Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan
DAVL Memorial Mass November 5th
- Tue, Jul 11, 2023 6:05 PM
Memorial Mass
Detroit Archdiocesan Vocations League
Each year the Knights of Columbus along with the Detroit Archdiocesan Vocations League sponsor a Memorial Mass held at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. It is a very moving event and the name of every Brother Knight who is being memorialized on a plaque is read aloud and also printed in the program. The Mass is attended by the State Officers, Fourth Degree Color Corps and all Brother Knights and their families who wish to attend. This is followed by a brunch where we get to meet some of the current seminarians and future priests.
This year’s Mass is going to be held on Sunday November 5, 2023 at 10 am (please be seated by 9:45) Sacred Heart Seminary is located at 2701 Chicago Blvd. Detroit, 48206. Enter on Linwood south of Chicago.
If you wish to memorialize a Knight from your family or Council fill out the plaque application that can be found on the State Website or contact Mike Cousins: m.cousins@mikofc.org
Pray For Our Nation
- Mon, Jul 10, 2023 7:30 PM
A way to show your commitment to bringing our country back to God.
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You may purchase one of these signs for $15.00. Proceeds are donated to The Wounded Warriors Project.
koc4veterans@gmail.com |
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Pray for our Nation A message being passed around to all concerned by The Knights of Columbus, local Councils and Assemblies. Your words understood by many, Ignored by too many A message which answers the all important questions; What, Who, When Where and Why Prayers and two-way conversations between you and God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit To be carried out at any time, no matter who you are or where you are. To prove to yourself and God, you believe, you trust, and you know that HE will forgive us. Also, to prove that you believe that HE is capable of doing all that is good. To bring this Nation back to Him. |
Father God,We come to you because the people of this nation and everything in it belongs to you. We are not here by accident. You are the one who set us in this place at this particular time for the glory of your name. But Father, people in this country, have become confused and disoriented in dealing with one another. They are turning against each other. We are no longer able to peacefully communicate with one another. We no longer live like brothers and sisters. Brother has turned against brother and child against parent. The urgency to live in peace is waning. But your word says that if we humble ourselves, believe in You and turn from our wicked ways you will help us to heal our hearts, heal our land and change the direction our Nation is moving. Remove bitterness and resentment from our hearts and help us to live as brothers and sisters with and for one another. In Jesus name we pray, Amen. |