1. Building the Domestic Church
Michigan State Council
Knights of Columbus
Summer Leadership Meeting
Building the Domestic Church

2. Don Wesley Supreme Council General Insurance Agent
Fraternal Benefits
Don Wesley
Supreme Council
General Insurance Agent

3. Creating a Winning Team?
Communication
By Phone,
or Text

4. Leaders to YOUR Councils
IMPORTANT!!!
HELPING US to
HELP YOU as
DISTRICT DEPUTY &
Leaders to YOUR Councils
To go MORE INDEPTH and UNDERSTANDING
HELPING US TO HELP YOU in
YOUR Leadership Roles as
District Deputies/and Leaders to YOUR Councils….
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It is IMPORTANT to UNDERSTAND

5. Benefit’s Available to Member’s and Council’s in Good Standing

6. The Primary Goal of the Knights of Columbus:
“To render Financial Aid to its members and the beneficiaries of members.”
From the Knights of Columbus Charter

7. Fraternal Benefit Program’s…
Member/Spouse Fraternal Benefit
Daily Mass Remembrance
Family Fraternal Benefit Program
Orphan Fraternal Benefit Program
Widow Benefits
Matthew & Swift Education Trust Fund
Access to a Top Rated Insurance Portfolio

8. Fraternal Benefit Program’s…
Member/Spouse Fraternal Benefit *
Daily Mass Remembrance
Family Fraternal Benefit Program *
Orphan Fraternal Benefit Program *
Matthew & Swift Education Trust Fund *
Widow Benefits *
Access to a Top Rated Insurance Portfolio

9. Fraternal Benefit Program’s…
Member/Spouse Fraternal Benefit
Up to $2,500 Free in Accidental Death Benefit
Over $15,000,000 million paid
The concern –
Accidental Deaths not being reported

10. Fraternal Benefit Program’s…
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11. Fraternal Benefit Program’s…
Family Fraternal Benefit Program
Orphan Fraternal Benefit Program

12. Fraternal Benefit Program’s… Family Fraternal Benefit
1. A $750 in benefits to the family when a child is stillborn at least 20 weeks after conception. - Over $376,000 in Benefits paid since 1994 [The Order affirms that life begins at conception. In this instance, the benefit requires a certified “death certificate” for the stillborn child, hence the 20-week rule.]

13. Fraternal Benefit Program’s… Family Fraternal Benefit
2. A $1,500 death benefit to the family when a child dies less than 61 days after birth. - Over $610,000 in Benefits paid since 1994

14. Fraternal Benefit Program’s… Family Fraternal Benefit
How many Insurance Companies do you know who have paid out over $16 million to over 8,000+ families in Free Benefits? I know of only ONE – Your Company the Knights of Columbus.

15. Fraternal Benefit Program’s…
************Widow’s Benefit***********
A Deceased Associate Member leaves his widowed wife no opportunity or choice in doing any new business with the Knights of Columbus Insurance Program.
A Deceased Insured Member (Owner) allows his widowed wife the opportunity and choice to create new business with the Knights of Columbus Insurance Program.

16. Fraternal Benefit Program’s…
Matthews and Swift Educational Trust Fund
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17. Fraternal Benefit Program’s… Communication
New Fraternal Year
Goal Setting
Degree Scheduling
Fraternal Benefit Nights
Council Events
Death of Members and Members Spouses

18. Fraternal Benefit Program’s…
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19. Thank You!!

20. Ken Krause State Membership Director
Conference Overview
Ken Krause
State Membership Director

21. Themes On Guard for Our Faith and Order Leadership Development
Using Effective Communication and Programs to Improve Member Recruitment 21

22. Major Needs Develop Leadership Skills
Develop Effective Communication at all Levels
Offer Quality and Varied Programs
Integrate Membership Development into all Programs
Every council active 22

23. Goals / Objectives Achieve Membership Quotas Achieve Insurance Quotas
Achieve the Columbian Award and Star Council
Communicate with all Members
Involve all Council Members in Activities
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24. THE GOD SQUAD
Young, energized and ready to remake the church, the next generation of Catholic priest wants to surprise you. Time Magazine, June 19, 2017

25. Apply these ideas to your lives and lay Catholic leaders and Knights of Columbus. A New Direction for the Church A New Direction for the K of C

26. Lessons from Pope Francis to Build the Domestic Church
Be creative and imaginative.
Don’t get stuck in what has to be.
Serve your neighborhood.
Make the Church (your Council) vibrant in your city.
Put community first.

27. Lessons from Pope Francis to Build the Domestic Church
Be a leader.
Be open to different cultures.
Have a vision, a purpose, a goal.
Focus on outreach to youth.
Find ways to evangelize.

28. Using the State Membership & Program
Leadership Guide 28

29. Dale Schaedig State Program Director
State Programs
Dale Schaedig
State Program Director

30. STAR Council Father McGivney Award Founders Award
Columbian Award (SP7)
Form 365
Form 1728
Council in good standing

31. Father McGivney Award Membership Quota
7% of current membership or minimum of 4 or maximum of 35

32. Founder’s Award Insurance Quota 2.5% of current membership or
Minimum of 3 or maximum of 18

33. Columbian Award Report form SP7 Four programs in:
Church
Council
Community
Family
Youth
Culture of Life
Or one Feature Program in each activity

34. Columbian Award Reverts back to what is was in 2015-2016
Domestic Church programs are acceptable but not required
Use the MI-01 Columbian Tracker form to report progress every quarter

35. Forms Required Form #365 Service Program Personnel Report
Due August 1st
Form #1728 Annual Survey of Fraternal Activities
Due January 31st 1917

36. Council in Good Standing
Current with all Supreme Council assessments as of June 30th of the fraternal year

37. Domestic Church Activities
Separate program
Receive Commemorative Holy Family Icon
Two activities from each of 4 areas

38. Member Activities Start a Men’s Holy Hour
Organize a parish reflection of “Into the Breach” (#340)
Sponsor a Faith Formation group of men utilizing the Catholic Information Services resources (kofc.org/cis)

39. Family Activities
Encourage families to participate in the “Family Fully Alive” program (#101162)
Encourage family Consecrations to the Holy Family
Hold Father’s Day Affirmation of Wedding Vows

40. Family Activities cont.
Plan a Family Week Celebration for your parish

41. Parish Activities Host the Holy Family Prayer Program
Participate in a Family Rosary Program
Promote Simple Suppers & Stations during Lent

42. Parish Activities cont,
Join the Keep Christ in Christmas Campaign
Sponsor a Christmas Poster Contest in your parish youth programs
Conduct a “Journey to the Inn” ---”Advent Celebration” (#9898) at your parish

43. Community Activities
Lead your parish in two Community Service projects. Focus particularly on Knights of Columbus programs such as Coats for Kids, Food for Families, and similar activities.

44. Michigan Achievement Award
There will not be a Michigan Achievement award during the fraternal year.
Promote the new Domestic Church Activities program.

45. David Bergeman Assistant State Program Director
Completing the MI-1 & SP7
David Bergeman
Assistant State Program Director

46. Completing the MI-1 & SP7

47. State Programs for the Mentally Impaired
George Stump
State MI Director
Helping People with
Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

48. Palm Sunday Drive 2017 285 councils participated
210 councils have filed reports
74 %
$655, collected as of 6/30

49. Palm Sunday Drive 2017 80 days since the drive
75 councils have not submitted forms
Please contact your councils

50. Checks not cashed as of 6/15
52 checks, totaling $29, issued from 4/1/2016 through 12/31/2016 – checks over 180 days old and are void.
September 1, 2017 – these checks will be cancelled and the funds made available to agencies in need.
Where are the checks?
In the council – undistributed?
Agencies have not cashed them?
Do they really need the Money?

51. Checks are void after 180 days

52. Handouts
Checks issued from 4/1/2016 through 12/31/2016 that have not been cashed
Councils that have not reported Palm Sunday Drive results as of 6/25

53. Columbus Day Drive October 6, 7, & 8 Alternate Dates:
Sept. 29, 30, & Oct 1
And
October 13, 14 & 15

54. Council Information Sheet
In Handouts - Please use during district meetings
All the contacts, dates & information for the spring drive
Will be ed to DD’s GK’s & FS’s
Council Information Sheet
 Contacts, dates, locations & names forms
 to DDs GK

55. 2 -3 weeks before the spring drive you will receive :X
** Please return before the drive **
Post Cards – Stamped & addressed
If you are not sure ……
 Mark them
 Drop them ASAP – but before the drive
 corrections to me
** corrections **

56. Insurance Aprons and Supplies
Thursday Sept. 28 to Sunday Oct. 15
Post on State web 30 days before - MI-13c
ed to DD’s, GK’s & FS’s
Aprons and Supplies
Order by August 25, 2017
MI-13a & MI-13b
Insurance

57. Drive Preparation Appoint a Chairman Download Insurance Binder
Request permission to solicit from city/town & business locations
Decide which agencies will receive the funds. Are they appropriate?
Handout of the Definition of Intellectual Disability
Drive Preparation
Appoint Chairman
Request permission to solicit from City/town & business locations
Download Insurance Binder
Decide which agencies will receive the funds. Are they appropriate?

58. Post Drive Reports and Checks are Due:
As soon as the drive is finished
Due within 30 days after the drive
No later than Nov. 25
Complete MI-13 (revised 7/16)
Included in handouts
Reports and Checks are Due:
Distribute checks as soon as the financial secretary receives them from the State
Reports Due
 As soon as drive is finished

59. Diocesan MI Award Recognition
Most Money Collected
Most Money Collected Per Member
Greatest Net Increase

60. Principle of Charity

61. Michigan Charities $10 for Charity
Bill Walsh, PSD
Michigan Charities Director

62. Fiscal Year
Total donated $108,993 Number of Councils that did not report a donation 123 or 29%

63. Gary DeCarlo State Raffle Director

64. So where does the money Go?
First, 20% of the ticket
sales are returned to the
home councils to support their charitable works.

65. After the prizes are paid for,
and the expenses are covered,
the State Board uses 100%
of the remaining funds to satisfy requests from charities.
There is never enough to help all those in need.

66. The following are some of the agencies and programs that receive support from the state and home councils of Michigan Knights:

67. Vocations Programs & RSVP

69. CATHOLIC LEAGUE PREP BOWL

70. MICHIGAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL

72. Guest House

73. Right to Life Programs March for Life, Washington DC
Ultra Sound dedication

74. Bishop Baraga Association
To help advance the cause for canonization of the Venerable Bishop Frederic Baraga
Bishop Baraga is buried
in the crypt beneath
St. Peter Cathedral, Marquette

75. Coats for Kids
Tackling the Cold

76. Christmas for Seniors

77. Madonna University
A Catholic University in the Franciscan Tradition

78. Supporting the Diocese of
Michigan

79. Catholic Radio

80. St. Frances Cabrini Clinic America's oldest free clinic

81. St. Vincent Catholic Charities
The mission of St. Vincent Catholic Charities is the work of the Catholic Church, to share the love of Christ by performing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

82. A nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry that builds with people in need regardless of race or religion.

84. Mission
Inspired by the life and spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, we:
tend to people's basic needs, especially the need for food,
strive to stimulate minds and nourish spirits, and
work to understand and address root causes of social injustice in our community.

85. Hospice is specialized care for the terminally ill
Hospice is specialized care for the terminally ill. Hospice seeks to empower the patient to carry on an alert and pain free life, to promote dignity and maximize quality of life. It focuses on LIVING rather than dying.

86. St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent de Paul provides: • Good quality clothing, furniture at very affordable prices • Free outfits to people who cannot afford their low prices • Linen and houseware start-up kits Revenue generated by the stores are returned to the community in the form of: • Rent and utility payments • Medical bills & prescription coverage • Car repairs and gasoline • Job training • Funeral expenses

87. Food
Bank & Pantry

88. Columbian Squires
&
Knight’s Daughters

89. A few of the other programs
sponsored by Knights:
Keeping Christ in Christmas
Religious Devotions
Clergy and Religious Recognition
Altar Server Recognition
Recognition of Confirmation Classes
Recognition of RCIA
Rosary in the Council and Church
Honoring Council Chaplains

90. Environmental Projects
Adopt a Family for Christmas
Community Safety Programs
Past Grand Knights Recognition
Membership Recognition Nights
Memorial Mass for Deceased Members
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Helping Needy Members
Council Sports Activities
Columbus Day Observance

91. Masses at nursing homes
Morality in Media
Senior Citizens Activities
Law Enforcement Recognition
City Beautification
Community Blood Drive
Helping People in Distress
Community Speakers
Support Community Libraries
Community Parades

92. Family Picnics
1st Communion Recognition
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Marriage Encounter
Ladies’ Night
Family Movie Night
Assistance to Families in Distress
Support Youth Athletics
Sponsor Scholarships
Sponsor a Spelling Bee

93. Conduct Drug Abuse Program
Sponsor a Teen Dance
Participate in Free Throw Contest
Youth Employment Service Program
Children's Christmas Party
Youth Religious Activities
Sponsor Graduates Dinner
ALSAC - St. Jude Hospital
Sponsor a 4-H Club
Youth Cultural Activities

94. With your participation, the Knights of Michigan
are able to perform these
corporal works of mercy.
Next year, please
help us do even more.