Newsletter of The Archdiocese of Cincinnati
The Arch
Knights of Columbus – October 2024
Celina - Coldwater - St. Henry - Fort Recovery - Sidney - Versailles - Greenville - Russia Covington - Wapakoneta - St. Marys - Minster -Russells Point - McCartyville - Spring
Beavercreek -Centerville North Bend - Monroe - West Chester - Carthage Wilmington - Morrow - Mason- Lebanon - Milford
Kettering - Hamilton - Fair Sharonville New Burlington - Norwood - Shandon Loveland - Spring
Is there still an October Blitz?
Those of you who have been a part of the Knights of Columbus in Ohio for a few years remember the October and March Membership Blitzes. Although the growth of our councils and Order is a year round e ort, sometimes it’s good to have time and date based goals. Here is my Archdiocese goal: Schedule a Delta Church Drive followed by a LIVE Exempli cation of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity in one of your family’s churches within a week AND INVITE the entire parish to attend and witness it! So yes, let’s bring back the October Blitz this year.
Support Our Seminarians and Vocations Week… In the September issue of The Arch I wrote about the honor of presenting Fr. Dan Schmitmeyer with a check from the Support Our Seminarians program which he will be using to supplement the Arch seminarians school book costs. Although we “Pass the Jug” there are other ways to collect donations. A few years back I started hosting a table in my parish’s narthex during Vocations Week, traditionally around the rst week of November. The table included materials the Archdiocese Vocations O ce provided and some business cards I made with the QR code to the archdiocese vocations website, plus our “jug”. Father made an announcement about our table at the Masses and said that donations were gladly accepted. It worked out very well.
Other councils will put envelopes in their parish bulletins or just put a blurb in their “Knights Corner” of their bulletin. And don’t forget the other parishes in your family of parishes. Please keep Fr. Schmitmeyer in your prayers as he continues to battle cancer.
High School Scholarships! The 2024-2025 Catholic High Scholarship program has kicked o . Please, please promote this program run by the Ohio Charity Foundation (our 501c3) The scholarships are available to Catholic high school students attending Ohio Catholic high schools. You can nd details at: https://ohiocharityfoundation.org/scholarships/
Matching Funds Program Continues: The Matching Funds program continues and we need to get our donations supporting the Archdiocese O ce of Evangelization and Faith Formation in ASAP! Remember, the rst $25,000 donated (sent to State Advocate Chris Sarka, see address on last page) will be matched dollar for dollar by the Ohio Charity Foundation - our 501c3. Many councils make this a budgeted item to get their checks in quicker based on their charity fundraisers from earlier this calendar year. The check will be presented to the diocesan representatives at the January District Deputy Meeting in Columbus. Fraternally,
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Michale Felerski - State Secretary