The Arch
Newsletter of The Archdiocese of Cincinnati Knights of Columbus – June 2023
Celina - Coldwater - St. Henry - Fort Recovery - Sidney - Versailles - Greenville - Russia Covington - Wapakoneta - St. Marys - Minster -Russells Point - McCartyville - Spring eld Urbana - Bellefontaine Fairborn - Eaton - Huber Heights - Vandalia - Englewood - Piqua Troy - Tipp City - New Carlisle - Dayton - Xenia - Beavercreek -Centerville - Kettering Hamilton - Fair eld - Harrison - North Bend - Monroe - West Chester - Carthage - Sharonville New Burlington - Norwood - Shandon - Wilmington - Morrow - Mason- Lebanon - Milford - Loveland - Spring eld Middletown - Miamisburg - Franklin - Trenton - Cincinnati - Ripley - Fayetteville - Hillsboro - Green eld - West Union - Waynesville
Another Fraternal Year Almost in the Books
And most importantly thank you my brother Knights for all that you have done this past fraternal year for your communities, parishes, chapters, councils and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati! There are so many great stories of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism I wish I could publish them all. A Fraternal Year Tradition - “Modi ed” State Tour
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As you know, every fraternal year begins with the State Tour and this year is no exception HOWEVER there is one change, the day of the week. This year’s State Tour will be held on Friday Evening, July 7, 2023 beginning at 7:00 PM at Dayton 500. I am working with Dayton 500 to provide some food prior to the meeting because I know it’s a bit of a drive for some and it would not be fair to leave you with an empty stomach. Granted if it’s too good you might fall asleep - let’s hope not…
Super Cash – Close but no Cigar As I am sure you heard we did not make our goal for selling 200,000 Super Cash tickets this year. We came in just shy of 196K or again about 2% short. But just like it was said by Curtis in The Charity Brothers Return, “It’s not about the goal son” what’s important is that we raised a “boat load of money for Charity!” Thank you for all the Super Cash Tickets you sold and here’s to helping State Treasurer elect Jim Maslach nally hit that million dollars in sales next year! In Closing Thank you again for all of your support and all the invitations you o ered myself and my wife to council events. I wish I could attend them all. I am planning to attend more this coming fraternal year and am looking forward to the State Convention returning to “the greater Cincinnati Area” (A.K.A. Northern KY Convention Center) in May of 2024. If you’d like to volunteer, just let me know - it’s going to be fun! Vivat Jesus! Michael J. Felerski State Secretary Elect
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I want to thank State Membership Director Michael Freil for all the tireless work he has put in as well as his team here in the Arch, Dan Tebbe, Vic Lauterbach, Robert Hernandez, and Rich Bisho . Thank you Andrew Nuckols and Tim Mangan for the state work and personal support you gave our councils and myself throughout the year, and to my District Deputies for your dedication. And not to forget my awesome publisher Michael Thomas.
This is also when the fundraising Football Tickets will be handed out. Remember that the reason we have one of the lowest State Per Capita assessments in the entire Order is because of your success in selling the football tickets.
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Thank you State Deputy Mark Siracusa for two great frater nal years under your leadership and congratulations to our State Deputy Elect Je Kiliany on his election to lead us over the next two years.
…This is de nitely going to be di erent for those of us here in the Arch. Please do your best to attend. The tour is open to all brother Knights but especially Grand Knights, DGK, Program Chairmen, and Financial Secretaries. Councils could even carpool.
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As always when June comes around it’s hard to believe the fraternal year is almost over. It is a time f o r T h a n k Yo u ’ s a n d C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s . Congratulations to all of the council o cers and program chairmen who will be taking the reins for 2023-24, and thank you for stepping up. Thank you to all of the hard working Knights who work tireless behind the scenes for their councils but may not hold o ce, you are greatly appreciated.