Author: John Rode

 

 

TO:           District 53 Grand Knights, Deputy Grand Knights, Financial Secretaries, Recorders

                

FROM:     Bill Swing, DD #53

                763-479-1168

                 [email protected]

 

RE:           District Deputy Report – May 2018

 

District Activities

 

• The Holy Family Prayer Program and Icon

 

1. Final schedule:

Council	Dates
3758 – Wayzata (St. Mary of the Lake)	May 5 – May 10
3758 – Wayzata (St. Anne’s)	May 10 – May 17
State Convention (requested by  Dir Fillbrandt)	May 18 – May 20
3758 – Wayzata (St. Bart’s)	May 21 – May 27
9601 – Loretto	May 28 – June 4
12293 – Long Lake	June 5 – June 12
13096 – Medina	June 13 – June 20
13506 – Golden Valley	June 21 – June 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will be contacting Grand Knights periodically to ensure the smooth transfer of the Icon. If not the Grand Knight, provide me the name and contact information of the person I should contact.

 

Information on the Holy Family Prayer Program can be found at https://mnknights.org/prog ram/holy-family-prayer-program/

 

• District 1^st Degrees

 

	Date	Time	Host Council
Date:	5/15/2018	6:15 PM	Loretto 9601
Date:	6/12/2018	6:00 PM	Medina 13096

 

 

 

 

If you have candidate(s) for either of these degree ceremonies, please contact me ASAP.

 

• Upcoming District Deputy Visits

 

• Long Lake Council Meeting, May 3^rd, 7:00PM
• Medina Council Meeting & Awards Program, May 10^th 7:00PM
• Loretto Council Meeting, May 15^th, 7:00PM 
• Let me know of any changes to these date/times.

• District 53 Installation of 2018-2019 Officers

 

The District’s Installation of Officers will be hosted by the Good Shepherd Council on June 21^st.   A Mass, presided by Father Marquard, will start at 6 pm followed by the installation ceremony. The Good Shepherd Council will be providing a cantor, organist, stand-in District Warden (Mark Foresman), and a luncheon catered by QFanatic BBQ. Each council will be assessed $300 to cover expenses.  All knights and their spouses are welcome and encouraged to attend.

 

• Summer District Meeting

 

I have tentatively scheduled Thursday July 12^th 7PM for our summer district meeting. I would like to see all councils represented with a minimum of two officers from each council. Realize that the State Council encourages us to have quarterly district meetings. With only two meetings during the year, let’s try to make this meeting productive.

 

If you see a conflict with this date/time, let me know and I will reschedule.

 

Father McGivney Award (Membership)
Council	Members (7/1)	QUOTA	MTD GAIN	MTD LOSS	MTD NET	YTD GAIN	YTD LOSS	YTD NET	PER CENT
Wayzata 3758	155	9	0	0	3	3	0	3	33.33
Loretto 9601	72	5	0	0	0	0	3	-3	-40.00
Long Lake 12293	63	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Medina 13096	139	10	0	0	0	4	0	4	30.00
Golden Valley 13506	71	5	0	0	0	3	2	1	20.00

• Star Tracker (published 4/15/2018)

 

1.  

Founder’s Award (Insurance)
Council	Members	QUOTA	MTD GAIN	MTD LOSS	MTD NET	YTD GAIN	YTD LOSS	YTD NET	PERCENT
Wayzata 3758	155	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Loretto 9601	72	3	0	0	0	0	1	-1	-33.33
Long Lake 12293	63	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Medina 13096	139	3	0	0	0	0	2	-2	-66.57
Golden Valley 13506	71	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	33.33

 

Missing Reports
	185	365	1295
Wayzata 3758			X
Note: Wayzata submitted their semiannual audit (1295) on 4/22/2018.

 

 

 

 

 

Council Reminders

 

• State Convention (May 18-20, Rochester MN)  

 

1. 1. Reminder – per the agenda (handed out at December’s District Meeting), training sessions will be held Friday afternoon starting at 1pm. There will be a special session for Financial Secretaries on FS duties and a general session for all others on a variety of topics including Building the Domestic Church Initiative, recruiting techniques, questions and answers.
   2. By now your delegates should be registered for the convention. If not, late registration as well as other updates can be found at https://mnknights.org/event/minnesota-knights-columbus-state-convention/

• Application for Columbian Award

 

1. Be sure to have your SP-7 Columbian Award application completed by June 30^th. Unfortunately, it appears that no council in our district will be making Star Council this year as all councils are falling short of their membership and insurance quotas. However, I believe most councils can achieve the Columbian award if they simply complete and submit their application. The #SP-7 application is can be found at www.kofc.org/forms

 

Reminder – councils must have a youth director to qualify for Columbian or Star Council awards and both the grand knight and the youth director must have completed the Safe Environment training.  (It is acceptable that the Grand Knight be assigned as the youth director.)

 

1. Election of 2018-2019 Officers and Report of Officers Chosen for the Term (#185)
2. Note: Starting with the 2018-2019 fraternal year, the roles of Chaplain and Lecturer have been moved from Form #365 (Service Program Personnel) to Form #185.
3. Be sure to email the completed report to me [email protected] and State Deputy Bob Penas [email protected].
4. The election of officers for 2018-2019 must take place between May 1 and June 15. Immediately following, the Financial Secretary should file the “Report of Officers Chosen for the Term” using the “Council Officers – Next Fraternal Year” routine which is located within the “Membership Management” section of Supreme’s web site. He can then use the “Print Center–MM” to download/print it. If you wish, he can also complete and download/print the form located at www.kofc.org/forms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

State / Regional Activities and Announcements

 

• Metro Area Major Degree   

 

1. However – you can take advantage of the 1^st degrees being held on May 15 and June 12 (see item #2 under District Activities above).
2. The nearest one is: Saturday, June 2nd, St Bridget’s in Lindstrom, 1^st degree 8:30 AM; 2^nd degree 10:00 AM followed by 3^rd degree, Host District Deputy: Bill Maassen 715-483-9758
3. No major degrees have been scheduled for the metro area during the months of May and June. (It would be good if our district were to host a major degree next fall.)

• Recruitment 

 

1.      Consider using the Bishop Hebda’s Letter of Invitation https://mnknights.org/the-bishop-wants you/ with the Father Wants You Campaign https://mnknights.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-18-Father-Wants-You-Campaign.pdf.   Feel free to modify.

• Online Membership Update   

 

1. Please continue to promote online membership, as it will help your council grow.  Here are some ways to do that.
2. From State Deputy Bob Penas – Online membership is going well in Minnesota.  Since February, we’ve had more than 20 gentlemen join this way.  It is good news for councils, since many of these gentlemen indicated they would like to join a council.  They all meet with a field agent whether they indicate they would like to join a council at this time or not. 

• Understand On-line Membership. Go to https://mnknights.org/faq-online-membership/

• Include Online Membership in bulletin announcements.

• Post www.kofc.org/joinus on your council’s social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)

 

Incorporate online membership in your recruitment drives.

TO:           District 53 Grand Knights, Deputy Grand Knights, Financial Secretaries, Recorders

                

FROM:     Bill Swing, DD #53

                763-479-1168

                 [email protected]

 

RE:           District Deputy Report Supplement – April 2018

 

• Modified April District Deputy Visits

 

• Long Lake Council Meeting, April 5^th   7:00PM (meeting was cancelled)
• Wayzata Council Meeting, April 9^th 7:30PM (added)
• Golden Valley Council Meeting, April 10^th 7:00PM
• Loretto, April 17, 7:00PM (added)

 

• Tootsie Rolls 

 

1. Tootsie Roll Weekend Schedule
2. I’ve received the full order of the District’s tootsie rolls (22 boxes). I’ll be delivering council orders at April council meetings with the exception of Long Lake and Medina, which I’ll contact separately.

Council	Boxes Ordered	Tootsie Roll Weekend	Contact
Golden Valley	2 boxes	April 14-15	Noel Vogen 612 839 6567 [email protected]
Medina	4 boxes	April 21-22	Dave Stumpf 763-473-3470 [email protected]
Wayzata	13 boxes	April 28-29	Jack Schindler 612-578-6635 [email protected]
Loretto	2 boxes	April 28-29	Randy Elson 612-812-6093
Long Lake	1 box	April 28-29	Glen Slaughter   612-473-5977 [email protected]

 

Side note – I’ll also be returning Wayzata’s 1^st degree compass on Monday.  The Medina Council extends its appreciation for its use during their 1^st degree ceremony.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The Holy Family Prayer Program and Icon

 

The schedule below has been changed to accommodate feedback received from the Wayzata Council (Delaney) and from State Director of Church Activities, Orville Fillbrandt.

 

Council	Dates
# 3758 – Wayzata	May 5 – May 17
State Convention (requested by  Dir Fillbrandt)	May 18 – May 20
# 3758 – Wayzata	May 21 – May 27
# 9601 – Loretto	May 28– June 4
# 12293 – Long Lake	June 5 – June 12
# 13096 – Medina	June 13 – June 20
# 13506 – Golden Valley	June 21 – June 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If these dates do not work for your council, please let me know ASAP.   I’d prefer knowing of any proposed changes before April council meetings.

TO:           District 53 Grand Knights, Deputy Grand Knights, Financial Secretaries, Recorders

                

FROM:     Bill Swing, DD #53

                763-479-1168

                 [email protected]

 

RE:           District Deputy Report – April 2018

 

District Activities

• Tootsie Roll Orders 

 

1. I was taken back a bit when Chairman Ray emailed saying delivery of our order could not be guaranteed for any weekend other than the official Tootsie Roll weekend of April 28-29.   However – he has agreed to give me needed boxes from his stash in Andover.   I’ll make sure you get your tootsie rolls prior to your scheduled weekend:

Council	Boxes Ordered	Tootsie Roll Weekend	Contact
Golden Valley	2 boxes	April 14-15	Noel Vogen 612 839 6567 [email protected]
Medina	4 boxes	April 21-22	Dave Stumpf 763-473-3470 [email protected]
Wayzata	13 boxes	April 28-29	Jack Schindler 612-578-6635 [email protected]
Loretto	2 boxes	April 28-29	Randy Elson 612-812-6093
Long Lake	1 box	April 28-29	Glen Slaughter   612-473-5977 [email protected]

Let me know of any corrections to this schedule.

 

• The Holy Family Prayer Program and Icon

 

1. As reported previously, the Holy Family Icon will be in our district during the months of May and June. Here’s a draft schedule (in Council number order):

Council	Dates
# 3758 – Wayzata	May 7 – May 17
# 9601 – Loretto	May 18 – May 28
# 12293 – Long Lake	May 29 – June 8
# 13096 – Medina	June 9 – June 19
# 13506 – Golden Valley	June 20 – June 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let me know if your dates need to be changed for some reason.

 

Information on the Holy Family Prayer Program can be found at https://mnknights.org/prog ram/holy-family-prayer-program/

• District 1^st Degrees

 

	Date	Time*	Host Council
Date:	5/15/2018	6:15 PM	Loretto 9601
Date:	6/12/2018	6:00 PM	Medina 13096

 

 

 

 

I’ll be sending a confirmation (or cancellation) notice two weeks before scheduled dates.

 

• Field Agent

 

As reported previously, John Eagan is our new Field Agent. Hooray! He’s making his rounds, i.e. having already attended Wayzata, Medina, and Loretto council meetings.  He plans to attend Long Lake’s meeting on April 5^th.  Again – if you have any insurance needs, be sure to contact John.   Also, please send him the contact information on your new members.

Email: [email protected]
Cell: 763-234-1477
Address: 8920 100th ave N, Maple Grove, MN  55311

 

• Upcoming District Deputy Visits

 

• Long Lake Council Meeting, April 5^th   7:00PM
• Golden Valley Council Meeting, April 10^th 7:00PM
• Please let me know if the day or time of your council meeting changes.

• Installation of Officers for District 53 Council Reminders

 

2. The Good Shepherd Council will host the Mass, installation ceremony and dinner for the Installation of Officers for the 2018-2019 Fraternal Year on Thursday June 21st at the Good Shepherd Church in Golden Valley.   Exact start time is to be determined.

• Applications for State Awards 

 

1. 1. You still have a couple days to get your application(s) in for State awards. Submissions must be post marked by April 1^st.   Forms can be found at https://mnknights.org/forms-in-due-date-order/

• Application for Columbian and Star Council Awards

 

1. Also review activities needed for the SP-7 Columbian Award application (or Star Council if membership and insurance quotas are met) due June 30^th. At least four programs are required in each of the Service Program categories (Church, Community, Council, Family, Culture of Life and Youth) with four of these programs being designated as Domestic Church activities. A full listing of Domestic Church activities can be found at www.kofc.org/DomesticChurch . The #SP-7 application is available at www.kofc.org/forms

 

Important note:  Per State Programs Director, Joe George, councils must have a youth director to qualify for these awards.  Both the grand knight and the youth director must then have completed the Safe Environment training.  It is acceptable, however, that the Grand Knight be assigned as the youth director.

 

 

 

• State Convention (May 18-20, Rochester MN)

 

• • Appoint two convention delegates and have your FS complete and email the “Delegate Credentials” form to [email protected].
  • Have delegates register by going to https://mnknights.org/event/minnesota-knights-columbus-state-convention/. The registration deadline is May 1^st,

• Have delegates register for their hotel room – options are listed at this same url. The deadline to register for a “K of C State Convention room” is April 17^th.

 

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• 2018-2019 Slate of Officer Candidates 

 

1. 1. The slate of officer candidates for the upcoming 2018-2019 fraternal year should be proposed during your April council meeting. Voting should then take place during your May meeting.

• Per Capita Assessment 

 

2. The January assessment from Supreme is due April 10.

State and Regional Activities

• Metro Area Major Degree

 

1. Thursday, April 26, St Gerald’s, Brooklyn Park, 1^st degree 6:00 PM; 2^nd degree 7:00 PM followed by 3^rd degree, Host District Deputy: Patrick Farrelly, 763-218-3816

 

• Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose Program (in response to question raised during Loretto’s Council Meeting)

 

In commemoration of our Lady of Guadalupe, one of eight silver roses being carried across North America will be in Minnesota between April 8^th and April 29^th.   If your council is interested in participating in this program, i.e. receiving the silver rose and conducting a marian prayer service, please contact me or State Silver Rose Chair, Larry Mader,at 320-286-5620 or [email protected]. At this time, these two-day slots are available:  April 15 and 16, April 18th and 19^th, April 23 and 24.  Please respond ASAP if interested.   More information on this program can be found at http://www.runningoftherose.org/en/ and https://mnknights.org/program/silver-rose-program/

 

• World Day of Prayer for Vocations Sunday April 22nd

 

Consider conducting a vocations awareness event in your parish on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in honor of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. If not this, simply consider reciting the prayer for vocations during your council meeting if you’re not already doing so.  For more information (including a link to the Prayer for Vocations) go to www.kofc.org/vocations

 

• Founders Day Mass with Archbishop Hebda 

 

1. 1. A Founders Day Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Bernard Hebda on Saturday, April 7^th 4:30 pm at St. Bridget’s Parish Community at the St. Austin Church campus, 4050 Upton Avenue North. The Knights’ Choir will be featured.   Membership pins / regalia will be blessed by the Archbishop. A spaghetti dinner will follow.  Please RSVP (for the dinner) by April 4 at 612-529-7779, or [email protected].

• Recommended Film: Paul, Apostle of Christ Star Tracker (published 3/15/2018)

 

2. Paul, Apostle of Christ, was just released on March 23. You are encouraged to see this movie which should be showing up in local theatres. The film, dedicated to the persecuted Christians of today, is an opportunity to spread awareness of their plight among your friends, family and community.

Father McGivney Award (Membership)
Council	Members (7/1)	QUOTA	MTD GAIN	MTD LOSS	MTD NET	YTD GAIN	YTD LOSS	YTD NET	PER CENT
Wayzata 3758	155	9	0	0	3	3	0	3	33.33
Loretto 9601	72	5	0	0	0	0	2	-2	-40.00
Long Lake 12293	63	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Medina 13096	139	10	0	0	0	3	0	3	30.00
Golden Valley 13506	71	5	0	0	0	3	2	1	20.00

 

Founder’s Award (Insurance)
Council	Members	QUOTA	MTD GAIN	MTD LOSS	MTD NET	YTD GAIN	YTD LOSS	YTD NET	PERCENT
Wayzata 3758	155	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Loretto 9601	72	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Long Lake 12293	63	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Medina 13096	139	3	0	0	0	0	2	-2	-66.57
Golden Valley 13506	71	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	33.33

 

Missing Reports
	185	365	1295
Wayzata 3758			X