February Webinar: Faith and Fraternity Foundations for Success
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Join us on Thursday, February 20, at 8:00 PM ET for an informative fraternal webinar entitled Faith and Fraternity Foundations for Success.
While much of our focus as Knights is evangelizing and serving others, this work is fruitless without a strong foundation in faith and fraternity. This webinar will explore programs and resources your council can use to foster an ironclad brotherhood, and then transcend this deep friendship into impactful mission.
And remember, if you can't join us live, it will be available on-demand afterwards. There is still time to sign-up to ensure you get the link for this important webinar. Click on the button below to register.
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View the January Webinar On Demand: Council Preparations for Lent & Easter
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Lent is a period of deep reflection as we prepare for the most sacred celebration, Easter. View this webinar on demand to learn how to make the most of these holy seasons with a robust calendar full of prayer and service for your parish and community. Explore the tools and resources available to help your council have an impactful Lent and Easter! Register at any time, to view this webinar at your convenience. | |
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Register for upcoming online training conducted by experienced Fraternal Trainers. These hour-long sessions provide practical guidance and useful tips to enhance your skills and keep your council running successfully. They are tailored to meet the needs of both new and seasoned officers, as well as any members who are interested in advancing to officer roles in the future.
Click on the links below to register for these scheduled sessions. (Note: All Times are Eastern)
February 10, 2025 8:00 PM......Working With Your Pastor
February 13, 2025 8:00 PM......Conducting Church Drives
February 25, 2025 8:00 PM......Online Tools & Resources
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On Demand Training Is Always Available | |
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Missed an online training session conducted by a Fraternal Trainer? Want to review a training you’ve seen before, but aren’t sure where to find it? All online training sessions are recorded and available to view in our library of on demand training, providing the opportunity to review essential information and best practices on your schedule.
Here’s an example of what you will find – click on the links below to register and view at any time:
Council Officer Succession Planning – Prepare now for the future of your council leadership.
Creating and Using Council Budgets – Learn how to analyze, build, and operate an annual council budget, reducing time during meetings and preventing overspending.
Conducting Activity Drives – Make your council a visible part of the Church and Community.
Council Financial Officer Training – Get practical advice on money management and reporting responsibilities.
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Important Reminders for Fraternal Leaders | |
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District Deputy
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Contact each grand knight in your district to discuss their council’s progress towards earning the Star Council award. Pay particular attention to OYP compliance and the submission of Form 11077, the Fraternal Benefits Event Council Report.
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Confirm that all of your councils will submit the Semiannual Council Audit Report (#1295) by Feb. 15.
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Fourth Degree
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District Master quarterly training will be on April 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM EST: "Assembly Financial Officer Training."
- We will invite the Faithful Navigators, Faithful Comptrollers, and Faithful Pursers to this meeting as well.
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District Masters can email any questions to: Michael J. Porter, 4th Degree Director of Training: MJPKNIGHT9282@AOL.COM
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International Wheelchair Day
March 1st is International Wheelchair Day. Encourage your council to hold a “Wheelchair Sunday” at your parish to help collect funds for wheelchairs – every wheelchair funded is an answered prayer for a person without mobility. For more information about “Wheelchair Sundays,” visit American Wheelchair Mission’s website at www.amwheelchair.org and the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation at www.cdnwheelchair.ca.
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Food for Families
Lent is the perfect liturgical season for participating in the Food for Families program. Consider hosting a 40 Cans for Lent activity with your council – each participant can donate 1 food item for each day of Lent. For every $500 or 1,000 pounds of food donated, the Supreme Council will refund $100 back to the council – up to a maximum of $500 per council per fraternal year. For more information, visit www.kofc.org/food.
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ASAP and Ultrasound featured in Columbia magazine
Knights in Carroll, Iowa, are building a culture of life by opening a new pregnancy resource center. Their previous work raising funds for ultrasounds and the ASAP program inspired them to help open New Creation Pregnancy Resource Center to serve their rural community. The center provides counseling and material needs for pregnant women and new mothers. Read the full article here.
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Evangelization and Faith Formation | |
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Cor Webinar
If you didn’t catch the informative webinar, Cor Through the Liturgical Year, this past Tuesday (2/4), it is available on demand. Sign up here to receive the link.
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This webinar covered how you can use the liturgical year as a guide to shape the prayer and formation content of Cor. Don’t miss the practical examples and tips so you can successfully structure your next Cor sessions.
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Cor Central
The quarterly EFF newsletter dedicated to helping your EFF Director successfully run Cor was sent out on 1/15.
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If you have completed the Council EFF Director Submission Form, your EFF Director will have received the newsletter. If not, please submit the form and forward the newsletter link below to your EFF Director.
- In the newsletter, we provided your EFF Director with FREE access to Formed by the Augustine Institute, offering world-class formation content for use in Cor.
Link to Cor Central
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Pray for Knights in Ukraine | |
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Brother Knights were among the millions of Ukrainians whose lives were upended by war three years ago.
As the Feb. 24 anniversary of the war approaches and the suffering continues, you and your council are invited to join us in a novena — nine days of prayer — in solidarity with our more than 3,000 Ukrainian brothers.
This novena can be prayed at any time, although it was originally written to coincide with the anniversary of the war’s outbreak.
Click here to pray the Novena and help Knights and their families pray with us beginning Feb. 15 and concluding on the eve of the third anniversary of the war, Feb. 23. Check out all the work Brother Knights have done in Ukraine here.
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Fraternal Benefit Event in Spanish - U.S. and Canada only | |
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Join us on Tuesday, February 25th, for a regional event with our esteemed brother, José Lebrón-Sanabria, Vice President of Hispanic Sales, who will present on "Strategies for a Secure Future"!
Please note that this virtual event will be held exclusively in Spanish.
This opportunity is open to all members and non-members. We encourage you to spread the word within your Hispanic councils, communities, and parishes!
Event Details:
To download the promotional flyer, click on PROMOTIONAL FLYER
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Employment Opportunities | |
The Knights of Columbus Fraternal Mission Department has fantastic job opportunities. Visit https://careers.kofc.org/ to find one that matches your skills and goals. | |
Thank you for your service to the Order. If you have any questions or suggestions during your term, please email fraternalmission@kofc.org | | | | |
