Indiana State Council Knights of Columbus Newsletter - November 2017

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Newsletter - February 2018

State Officer Requests:

State Deputy Marty McCoy would like to ask every person involved with youth athletics to check out the FREE resources and video available at www.coachingforchrist.net

State Secretary Paul Zielinksi wants all council leaders to view the short list of GK Action Items that include Regional Meetings, License Plates, Outstanding Balances, & the State Convention (among others). You can see the details HERE on his State Secretary webpage.

Program Director

Welcome to the Future! Indiana is part of the pilot program for online e-membership starting this month. This will be a GREAT TOOL for recruiting new Knights that can become a member of your council!
Look for information in the coming months as this new pilot program is rolled out. Further information will be provided at the State’s meetings in each diocese starting in March, so make sure to attend these meetings and learn more about this new great membership recruiting process.
View the Supreme FAQ - http://www.kofc.org/newjoin/en/faq.html
State link - http://www.indianakofc.org/e-membership
Please remember this is a pilot program as we work on improving this great new recruiting tool.

We need YOUR Help! There has been a very LOW amount of entries for the many awards (some have 0 entries) and if you submit an entry you will have a great chance of winning the award.  These entries are DUE to the appropriate State Director by FEBRUARY 28^th!!! Descriptions of these competitive awards begin on page 40 of the Indiana State Program Guide. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, since they will be judged and winners decided in early March!
NOTE: Page 13 in the 2017-18 State Program Guide has a Worksheet with ALL the Supreme and State Forms and their due dates . . .
Please read the ALL of the sections of this State newsletter to see what is happening in the various areas around the State.
CLICK HERE for COMPLETE Program Director article  (there is MUCH more info)

Gil Spisak
Knights of Columbus Indiana State Council
State Program Director

Director/Chairman Spotlight

Membership Director
March is the Order wide Church Membership Drive Month. Plan a pulpit announcement if Father will allow. If you can only catch people on way in and out then have a LARGE group of men not just one guy passing out stuff. Get a name to follow up on afterwards. Much like last October's order-wide membership drive, this is our largest growth opportunity month, so get engaged. Read More...

Church Director
Financial secretaries, are you sending in your monthly reports of our deceased brothers? Please use form IN-DB1 so they will be included in our deceased members Necrology listed in our convention booklet for 2017-2018.

Is your council developing a strong relationship with your clergy? Do you have a faith based activity that is special in building the domestic church? Please submit the State Council Service Church Program award entry form STSP.
CHRISTmas POSTER winners are now on the website!
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Culture of Life Director

We have just returned from our 9^th consecutive successful trip to the March for Life in Washington, D.C. This time we not only had 112 people on the two Indiana buses but we had a bus of 25 others from Tennessee joining us! That's in addition to those that participated in the Chicago MFL.

Meanwhile back in Indiana our successes keep growing. In 2017our State Ultrasound Fund was responsible for donating 4 more machines bringing the total here in Indiana to 22 machines. Over the past 10 years the Indiana Knights of Columbus have saved thousands of babies . . .

Council Director

We have noticed some discrepancies on the council numbers for the activity tracker. We think we have found the issue and that it is resolved, however I ask you to please look over the council section of the tracker and should you see anything off, please email me and we will look thru it.

SOI Chairman
The Special Olympics ambassador meeting was held at the end of January. Due to a last minute change of venue and the March for Life some did not attend, but the PowerPoint has been emailed to all District Deputies.

The Polar Plunge has started and there are numerous sites throughout the state. See the CALENDAR. Whether you do the Plunge or just come to support our Brothers please do so.
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JOHN STACKOWICZ RETIRES
after 45 years! Read More...

Community Director

Congratulations to Council 10257, Boonville, their family members, and other community organizations that participated in the 17th Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner Give Away / Delivery. Volunteers who have prepared the meals box them up for delivery and the meals are then delivered to those who requested them on Thanksgiving morning.

Great work by Council 6323, Father Francis Pitka, Syracuse for holding a fundraising event that invited Brother Knights, the church and the public to bring canned goods for food pantries, eyeglasses for the Lions Club, and old shoes to be sent to Central America.

Looking ahead: Celebrate National Volunteer Week in April. This is a valuable opportunity to offer volunteers in your council and community some well-deserved praise.
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Every vocation activity shows that the council is supporting the seminarians. If your council has held a vocation activity this fraternal year, please take the time to do the paperwork to nominate the activity for the Fr McGivney Vocations Award.

The Race for Vocations welcomes people of all ages to run/walk in the Mini Marathon or 5K to both promote and pray for vocations to the priesthood, consecrated life, sacred married life and sacred single life.
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Family Director

Please review your family of the month submissions and identify that one family that really stands out. Please complete Supreme Form 1993 and sent to via E-mail or traditional mail to Family@kofcindiana.org / Family Director found in the State Directory. Deadline February 28^th
Here are the Supreme FOM winners for Indiana in November & December.
2215 D Woehler 1014 D Elmore
9696 R Richlik 8052 S Boswell
16454 D Musgrave
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Athletics Chairman
Kokomo Council #656 will once again be hosting the Indiana State Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament on July 28-29, 2018. We have lined up two beautiful golf courses in Wildcat Creek Golf Course and Chippendale Golf Course.
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Central Indiana Chapter

(Click HERE for complete CIC minutes report in PDF)

The primary purpose of the Chapter shall be to promote the well-being of the Order within Central Indiana . . .

State Council Website
IN KofC State Calendar
Newsletter Editor: Mike Worden
IT-admin@indianakofc.org

2nd & 3rd Degree

January 28, 2018	12:00 noon ET	New Albany
January 28, 2018	7:00 pm ET	Indianapolis

Fourth Degree

February 3, 2018

10:00 am ET

Zionsville

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