Newsletter of The Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Knights of Columbus ā January 2023
Celina - Coldwater - St. Henry - Fort Recovery - Sidney - Versailles - Greenville - Russia
Covington - Wapakoneta - St. Marys - Minster -Russells Point - McCartyville - Springļ¬eld
Urbana - Bellefontaine Fairborn - Eaton - Huber Heights - Vandalia - Englewood - Piqua
Troy - Tipp City - New Carlisle - Dayton - Xenia - Beavercreek -Centerville - KetteringHamilton - Fairļ¬eld - Harrison - North Bend - Monroe - West Chester - Carthage - Sharonville
New Burlington - Norwood - Shandon - Wilmington - Morrow - Mason- Lebanon - Milford - Loveland - Springļ¬eld Middletown - Miamisburg - Franklin - Trenton - Cincinnati - Ripley - Fayetteville - Hillsboro - Greenļ¬eld - West Union - Waynesville
Happy New Year!
Would you believe that this year will mark the 10th* anniversary of The Arch? I started The Arch back in October of 2011 when I was appointed District Deputy Coordinator by then State Deputy Dave Helmstetter. I always wanted The Arch to be informative and relevant to our councils here in the archdiocese of Cincinnati. Itās not as fancy as other diocesan newsletters but I hope it has been a useful reference fo you.
I am always looking for articles to add especially about upcoming or post program event successes. You will ļ¬nd one of them in this issue happening in Dayton. If you have something to share please email it to me at mfelerski@icloud.com
As you see repeated below the 2023 Super Cash Bonanza is coming up quickly. The programās
theme this year is I Need You. That theme will be evident in the upcoming Charity Brothers Return video which youāll see at the ticket distributions. That said, I would like to thank Saint Paul Council #13874 for hosting the northern distribution again, and a huge shoutout to Saint Michael Council #3382 in Sharonville for once again hosting the southern distribution which they have done for well over a decade!
Most importantly thank you brothers for all that you do in your communities, parish families and throughout Ohio for Charity, in Unity, and with Fraternity.
Michael J. Felerski State Treasurer
*The Arch was on hiatus in 2016-17
The Charity Brothers are Back Again!
The 2023 Super Cash Bonanza Charity Raļ¬e ticket distribution will kick oļ¬ in the Archdiocese on Saturday, February 4th, 2023. This is the ļ¬nal opportunity for State Treasurer and archdiocesan oļ¬cer Mike Felerski to make history and set an all-time record of one million dollars in sales! Last year the raļ¬e reached 97.9% of that goal and Westside Mickey is conļ¬dent we can surpass that and hit that million in sales with your help ā he needs you!
Dayton Chapter Region and the Northern Archdiocese
Saturday, February 4, 2023 ā 3:00 PM ā
Hosted by Council #13874 at Saint Paul Church
1000 W. Wenger Road
Englewood, OH 45322
Starting promptly at 3:00 PM
Cincinnati Chapter Region and Eastern Counties
Saturday, February 4, 2023 ā 7:00 PM ā
Hosted by Council #3382 at Saint Michael Church 11144 Spinner Avenue Sharonville, OH 45241
Starting promptly at 7:00 PM
IMPORTANT: Two (2) brother Knights from your council must attend the event in order to qualify for the additional ticket sales incentive.
State Membership Director
Michael Freil
My fellow Knights of Columbus in the Great State of Ohio,
On behalf of the oļ¬cers and team of the Ohio State Council, we wish you and your family a most blessed new year. We pray that 2023 will bring you joy, health and prosperity and growth.
As we leave a frozen 2022 behind, itās time to heat things up for 2023.
State Deputy Mark Siracusa wants to help Brother Knights with their Christmas bills. Every Brother who sponsors a new Knight in January will receive $35 each. The proposer must email me at mcfreil2019@gmail.com with a copy of the completed Form 100. Thatās right ā every new member who completes his Exempliļ¬cation in January is worth $35 to the proposer!
After all the family and friends you talked with over the Christmas celebrations, we would hope you did some recruiting along the way.
1. Columbus has 44.74 % of their Membership Goal Met.
2. Cleveland has 44.51% of their Membership Goal Met
3. Cincinnati has 43.35% of their Membership Goal Met
4. Toledo has 30.99. % of their Membership Goal Met
5. Youngstown has 23.49.79 % of their Membership Goal Met
6. Steubenville has 19.25% of their Membership Goal Met
Continue to reach out to prospective members to join our Order. Continue to hold Exempliļ¬cations as often as possible, this new version only takes 30 minutes to complete. There is great potential for New Council development in our archdiocese we hope will be taking place within the next few months. Remember, in order to claim those membership incentives send an email to mcfreil2019@gmail.com with the name(s) of the new member(s) as soon as possible with their Exempliļ¬cation date.
State Membership Director Ohio State Council
Jon Olson - Associate Regional Growth & Training Director (Midwest Region)
Enhancing Member Experience
Monday 1/9/23 at 7PM CST (8PM EST)
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/5406882942407479903
Covered in this training:
ā¢ Understand whatās meant by the terms membership experience and membership engagement and how the two terms are related.
ā¢ Complete the Council Engagement Assessment to assess their councilās strengths and weaknesses with regards to member engagement.
ā¢ Understand that member engagement is the councilās responsibility. Successful council engagement leads to members having positive opinions about their membership.
ā¢ Learn the ļ¬ve steps in the engagement cycle and how they relate to one another, ultimately leading a member to go through them again.
ā¢ Discover tools that will help address deļ¬ciencies in your councilās current member engagement as based on your councils engagement score.
ā¢ Understand that retention issues result when a council has failed to engage a member and show the value of his membership. These issues can be overcome by discovering where this breakdown occurred.
Delta Drive
Wednesday 1/11/23 at 6PM CST (7PM EST)
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/628255874511732575
Come learn how to do the Delta Church drive method. this highly eļ¬ective process of growth through communication will help you go from prospects to members and answer the why of growth.
Forms and the Supreme Website
Monday 1/23/23 at 7PM CST (8PM EST)
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/1429762467765170015
Many councils have been struggling with where and how to ļ¬ll out the forms on the Supreme website. Where do we ļ¬nd them? How do we ļ¬ll them out? Who can ļ¬ll out the online forms? Who has access? Lots of questions to go through and we will get the answers together.
Grand Knight Halftime
Wednesday 1/25/23 at 7PM CST (8PM EST)
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/3036994480387795806
Covered in this training:
ā¢ Do a report card on how the council has done so far.
ā¢ Re-adjust your goals or make new goals.
ā¢ Run through a calendar for the second half of the fraternal year.
Drink, and Support
Faith in Action
Knights of Columbus Council #4587, St. Joseph Council is partnering with Star City Brewing to raise funds for St. Vincent de Paul
ā¢ January 7
Please join Council 4587 at Star City Brewing to help St. Vincent de Paul help others!
Star City Brewing is located at 319 South 2nd Street, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
A series of events are planned for January 2023 at Star City Brewing including:
o 6 PM - 8 PM: Join us for a bowl of "Knights Chili" or sliders, drink a pint of craft beer, and donate to your local St. Vincent de Paul Society Conference.
o 7 PM - 9 PM: Double Music Bingo. Free single card with Nirst beverage purchase. $5.00 cash donation will get you a special double bingo card.
ā¢ January 11
o 6 PM - 8 PM: Knights Guest Bartender, District Deputy Barry Takacs, will be serving up pints of your favorite craft beer. A portion of beer sales will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul.
ā¢ January 20
o 6 PM - 8 PM: Join us for a bowl of "Knights Chili" or sliders, drink a pint of craft beer, and donate to St. Vincent de Paul.
o 7 PM - 9 PM: Double Music Bingo. Free single card with Nirst beverage purchase. $5.00 cash donation will get you a special double bingo card.
ā¢ January 28
o 6 PM - 8 PM: Although in the dead of winter, the Knights are having a cookout...... think July! Hamburgers and hot dogs grilled by Master Grill Chef, District Deputy Barry Takacs. Donations will be accepted for St. Vincent de Paul Society. A portion of beer sales will be donated as well.
ā¢ 50/50 RafNle In conjunction with the above events, Star City Brewery is hosting a month- long 50/50 rafNle. Tickets will be sold during the month of January at Star City Brewing and a single draw will be made on January 28 at 8 PM. 50/50 rafNle proceeds will also go to St. Vincent de Paul.
Hope to see you there!!!
Any questions ā reach out to Wayne Baumgarten, Grand Knight at 937-620-0521 or Barry Takacs, District Deputy at 937-367ā5367 or Mike Thomas, PGK, FDD at 937-219-3576
Upcoming Mens Conferences
Faith
Just 35 minutes northwest of Cincinnati and 90 minutes southeast of Indianapolis. NOW is the time for men to ARMOR UP! Improve your vocations and become better spouses, parents, children, brothers and neighbors by growing in masculine virtue. Be the leader, protector and provider Christ is calling you to be!
This yearās featured speakers are: Featuring Matt Birk former NFL player and founder of The Hike Foundation. The foundation launched "Ready, Set, Read!ā in 2002. Bear Woznick host of Motorcycle Based Reality TV show āLong Ride Home with Bear Woznickā distributed worldwide on EWTN and Armed Forces Network and host of EWTNās āThe Bear Woznick Adventureā Radio Show heard by millions each week on over 500 radio stations. Plus Fr. Jonathan Meyer, writer, National Preacher for the Eucharistic Revival, and long time public school track and ļ¬eld coach.
Make room on your calendars for February 18, 2023 and register at:
Website: www.e6catholicmensconference.com
Cintas Center | Cincinnati,
Ohio
Sat. March 25, 2023 7:00 AM ā 5:00 PM
Billed as the Connection Event of the Year, their Mission Statement: "To build men in the image and likeness of Jesus Christ.ā
The National Men's Conference has become the Super Bowl for all men's conferences and men's groups nationwide. It's become the ļ¬agship men's conference where men from all over the country come together, meet each other, share best practices, network to ļ¬nd resources and better solutions for their needs, while at the same time, enjoying some of the world's best motivational speakers.
This yearās in-person speakers include:
Jonathan Roumie Actor | The Chosen Series
Archduke Of Austria
Grandson of Blessed Carl of Austria
His Royal Highness Christian Habsburg-Lorraine
Most Reverend Earl K. Fernandes Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus Con-Celebrant | Keynote Speaker
Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ President, Magis & Spitzer Center Keynote Speaker
For more information on speakers, panelists and for tickets, visit their website: https://nationalmensconference.com/
Your Archdiocesan Growth Team
Dan Tebe, Vic Lauterbach, Rich Bischof
Financial Secretaries
and District Deputies,
The Aļ¬liate Program Has Returned
The Aļ¬liate Program returned to Ohio for this month (January 2023) ONLY! For councils that did not participate in this program last year, you will have a second chance to participate. We are asking our District deputies work with their councilsā leadership help decide if you need to take advantage of this program.
The window of opportunity to participate in this initiative is running now from January 1 to January 31, 2023. You can ļ¬nd details regarding how to execute the program on our State website kofcohio.org including the Guide Book and an FAQ. Links to these can be found under the Pubs & Resources tab on the home page.
Financial Secretaries: Please send your completed spreadsheet to your District Deputy before January 28th because they need to review them and forward them to Supreme by January 31st.
Timothy Mangan Archdiocesan District Deputy Coordinator
Just a couple of quick FYIs:
The Annual Survey of Fraternity (1728)
Due on/before: January 31st
This is one of the most important forms of the fraternal year!
The K of C Regional Free Throw Competition:
Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023
Location: Bishop Fenwick High School 4855 OH-122 Franklin, OH 45005
Check-in: 12:15 PM
Contest Starts at: 1:00 PM
State Free Throw Competition:
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
Fraternity
HBy Jason Staas General Agent/Advisor
Greater
Ohio Agency
Fraternal Benefits
appy New Year to all my brothers and their families! I wish you peace, joy and good health this coming year! Itās that time of year when we make resolutions. Have you made any yet? Maybe the realistic question is, āHave you already broken some of them?ā Here are 10 popular New Yearās resolutions from the internet along with some of my own:
1. Get in shape; for some of us this means to lose some weight, exercise more and staying ļ¬t; to stop smoking or eat healthier foods.
2. Stop procrastinating; I donāt know about you, but Iām going to put this oļ¬ for yet another year!
3. Improve my prayer life; thereās an app for that! The Laudate app claims it is the most downloaded Catholic app. It has an immense library of prayers, devotions, daily readings, podcasts and Vatican documents.
4. Improve on a skill or develop a new hobby; maybe you want to lower your golf handicap or learn to bowl. Go for it!
5. Be more thankful; God has blessed me in so many ways and sometimes I forget to thank Him for all of those thingsā¦usually because Iām too busy asking for something else.
6. Spend more time with the people that matter most; sometimes I get so busy working, keeping the house up or going to some meeting, I forget the ones I do these things for. Iāve got to set aside more time to just be with them.
7. Reduce stress; in this sometimes hectic and seemingly crazy world, itās easy to get swallowed up in the latest tragedy and worry all the time. Cutting out those sources of stress or learning how to deal with them more eļ¬ectively means a more settled life.
8. Read more; with so much on the internet, TV and radio itās easy for me to get lost in those. Reading for pleasure has become something of a lost art.
9. Spend wisely; itās so easy to spend money on things we really donāt need, buy on a whim or because weāre keeping up with the Joneses.
10. Review your current ļ¬nancial situation; itās always a good idea to take stock on a yearly basis.
Now this last resolution I can deļ¬nitely help you keep. My resolution is to contact each of you this year to check in and if appropriate, set up a time to meet. We can update your information and see where you stand. Your ļ¬nancial health is critical to your familyās future security. Weāll take a look at your goals and aspirations and help make sure youāre on track to reach them.
Cincinnati Archdiocese Quick Reference Guide 2022-2023
Web Sitesā¦
State Council Website: www.kofcohio.org
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/OhioKnightsOfColumbus/
Dayton Chapter: www.daytonkofc.org Cincinnati Chapter: www.cincykofc.org
Facebook Page: Search for: ArchCincykofc
About The Archā¦
A newsletter featuring relevant news and information for Knights in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati published twelve times a year! It can be viewed and downloaded at: http://www.daytonkofc.org/DayCh_Arch_Newsletter.html Or at kofcohio.org > For Members > Diocesan Pages > Cincinnati
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State Deputy
Mark Siracusa 15398 Silver Pine Court Perrysburg, OH 43551-1261 cuzza52@gmail.com
Matching Funds*
State Advocate Jim Maslach 4927 Autumnwood Ln Brunswick, OH 44212 kofcjkm@gmail.com
Measure Up*
State Warden Chris Sarka 7239 Winterbek Ave New Albany, OH 43054-9097 c_sarka@hotmail.com
Super Cash Bonanza*
State Treasurer Michael Felerski 1580 Gelhot Dr. #234 Fairļ¬eld, OH 45014 mfelerski@icloud.com
State Per Capita Payments*
State Secretary Jeļ¬ery Kiliany 559 Walnut Street Leetonia, OH 44431 jtktg@yahoo.com
Returns in Sep 2023
Returns in April 2023
Returns this February
2022-23 past due
Support Our Seminarians*
Immediate Past State Deputy Bob Byers 565 Indian Run Rd Marietta OH 45750-6693 robert_byers@hotmail.com
State Membership Director Michael Freil mcfreil2019@gmail.com
Archdiocese Membership Team
Dan Tebbe: I-70 North dtebbe1@outlook.com
Vic Lauterbach: Dayton [Chapter area] vslauterbach@gmail.com
Rich Bischof: Cincinnati [Chapter area] richbischof@outlook.com
District Deputy Coordinator
Tim Mangan tjmangan@icloud.com
State Program Director
Andrew Nuckols anuckols@cinci.rr.com
To Supreme: Forms #1295, #185, and #365 may STILL be submitted. Program Questions? Ask Andy!
*Make Checks payable to: Ohio State Council Knights of Columbus