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The Silver Rose INVOCATION Staying Connected by State Deputy Scott O'connor JULY 2020 The Silver Rose INVOCATION Staying Connected By State Deputy Scott O'Connor s we begin this new Fraternal Year, most likely never achieve I would like to share with you a few success. For your councils thoughts on getting the most out of to succeed you must have your membership in the Knights a plan for success, one Aof Columbus, your success and fulfillment that every member can will constitute success for your council and/or feel they are a part of. assembly, it will contribute to the success of our Success of a council can state jurisdiction and the overall good of the Order. be as simple as following First, it is a proven fact that an involved Knight these three things: is usually a happy Knight! Involvement can come 1. Is your council in many ways, depending on a persons physical supporting its parish and State Deputy Scott A. O’Connor situation, mobility and obligations, his time or community with financial ability to participate in physical activities may be and physical support that limited or not practical, for these individuals, being includes providing necessary services, being the involved may be limited to attending meetings and “Go-To” organization for the Pastor and a visible events virtually or by phone. But they can still be organization in the local community? If not, this active and involved. should be a significant part of your annual plan. Many homebound people can be very useful on Your District Deputy and Regional Administrator phone committees, helping to reach out to others can help you with this. by phone, email or other social media. I know of 2. Is your council healthy and growing, in one member in his mid-80’s who calls everyone in order to be considered healthy, a councils incoming the council on their birthday and anniversary, he membership must outpace the number of members wishes them a happy birthday and even signs the dying, suspensions, transfers or withdrawals! If birthday song. your council is not achieving its membership This is a friendly way to keep people connected goals on an annual basis, it is probably dying, and and for them to feel like they are important and if nothing is done to turn this around, the council wanted. This serves both the membership and the could be at risk of closure. Councils losing more volunteers. For those of you who are able to be members than they are gaining should refocus involved physically, there is noting more satisfying efforts on attracting and keeping members. Again, than working on a charitable cause project such as your District Deputy and Regional Administrator helping out at a Special Olympic event, working can help. on a Habitat for Humanity project or raising funds 3. Establish a plan to achieve the Star for a new Ultra Sound Machine that will save Council Status – By following the Star Council countless lives. The key here is being involved! Award program, your council will be on a track for Second, it is also a proven fact that when you have success. The plan is already prepared for you, the a plan and you follow it, update it as you go along programs are tried and true, by implementing this and measure your results at specific benchmarks, plan, following the plan, measuring how you are your chance for success is nearly unstoppable. doing at key benchmarks during the fraternal year, However, if you have no plan, if you just go and making the necessary adjustments along the about your business without establishing goals way, your council will be assured to be healthy, and objectives, without including measurement your support of your parish will be evident and tools and you don’t check your progress, you will your place in the community secured. INVOCATION - A Monthly Publication for the Membership of the Florida State Council Knights of Columbus 2 INVOCATION Third, communications is key to success! In we have a great team of people on our staff, we these difficult times we are living in now, it is have a history of being innovative, being leaders more important than ever before to stay connected among the Order. I know that this year will be one to each other. Many people are living alone and of our finest moments in our history. Together, feeling isolated, some have little, if any contact we will overcome all odds, we will work together with the outside world. to rebuild our Churches, we will work together By keeping regular communications going with to serve the needs of our communities, we will membership, we serve several key purposes that support our First Responders, we will support our include supporting the mental wellbeing of our Government Institutions and continue to be the members. Using on-line virtual meetings just for “Strong Right Arm of the Church.” a catch-up for 30 minutes, is a great way to stay in I look forward to working with you all this touch. Many councils are having virtual cocktail Fraternal Year, I know that you will step up and chats for 30 or 45 minutes, weekly. It is a time for work hard to achieve the goals set on June 30, people to chat and see what each other are doing. 2021, I anticipate congratulating each of you Having virtual membership drives is another way on a job well done as we collectively reach our to keep your membership increasing and a chance established goals! to meet new friends. REMINDER: Our State Organizational Try inviting a prospect to a virtual cocktail Meeting(s) takes place in July, this year we are event, introduce the prospect and let the group also inviting Grand Knights to attend (either know that he is there to check them out, let the virtually or in-person) the meeting. Please, if you group tell stories of what the council does for the have not already done so, go on to the state website parish and community. Then invite the prospect at: floridakofc.org then select “Organizational to attend a virtual degree on-line. Note: Council Meeting” from the menu. All Grand Knights, members and sponsors should also attend on-line District Deputies and Regional Administrators virtual degrees – it is a sign to the candidate that must register online. Even if you will not be the sponsor cares and will be supportive. coming in person you need to register. In closing, we have a great State Jurisdiction, Assembly 2794 of Port Orange returned to action following a three-month layoff, participating in the Funeral Mass for Brother Knight Stanley Wysocki at Our Lady of Hope. Nine of the Assembly’s Color Corps were in regalia. (front row, left to right) Ted Morrell, Jim Waggoner, Jerry Wojciechowski and FN/ CCC John O’Malley. (back row) Bob Dytkowski, Tim Carnego, Stan Hetrick and Gene Cicone. INVOCATION - A Monthly Publication for the Membership of the Florida State Council Knights of Columbus 3 INVOCATION Amplifing the Call By State Chaplain Monsignor Thomas Skindeleski e’ve just concluded the We don’t want to Knights’ Florida State annual misinform men that just organizational meeting. It’s a because they received unique experience this year, in Christian baptism that Wthat we have a limited physical attendance because they’re automatically of the pandemic, and much of the conversation is able to become members. done by video-live streaming. This challenges us For instance, men who to try to reach as many members as possible in are members of an ways that haven’t been considered usual or normal Orthodox Church, the or “standard procedure.” Polish National Catholic State Chaplain Monsignor Our Worthy Supreme Knight, Carl Anderson, Church or some similar Thomas Skindeleski recently addressed us, telling us that being a denominations aren’t Knight isn’t a “casual” commitment (meetings, eligible to become dues, uniform, etc.) but rather is a commitment of Knights, worthy as these gentlemen may be in living heart, of faith, of conversion and self-sacrifice. the Christian life. That’s why it’s always wise to Membership is not primarily an invitation to consult with a Catholic priest before validating an DO something, but an invitation to BE a Catholic application form-100. It saves both the individual, man, to live a life in charity, unity and fraternity. the Knights and you the embarrassment of having Our brotherhood is more than a ‘volunteer’ to undo an error in judgment. organization. So, I hope that your love, loyalty and support of During this time of Covid-19, the Knights are our knightly fraternity will cause you to amplify engaged in assisting many individuals and families the call to charity, unity, fraternity and good in order not to “Leave no neighbor behind.” This example in order to secure that good men will endeavor has launched a multi-million-dollar follow you into our Order. campaign by the Knights to feed the hungry. Vivat Jesus! This means that no brother knight should be left behind; this goes without saying that this should be a continuous effort of each one of us all year round. So, brothers, we have a moral obligation to offer the Knights of Columbus membership to every eligible Catholic man. In this way, we are fulfilling the command to build up the Body of Christ, the Church, and work to bring about the salvation of many by inviting them to get closer to God. But our enthusiasm must not be clouded by careless recruitment process. It’s necessary, then, to diligently working with our chaplains and our parish priests in carefully eliciting the proper information needed in order to sign up members.
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