The South Dakota

CrusaderVolume 62, Number 1 September 2019 Issue www.kofcsd.org

“”Be My Voice, Hands and Feet”

KC Icon relocates to HartfordThe tradition of transferring the Knights of Columbusstained glass icon to the home council of the new StateDeputy continued July 13 following Mass, Installation ofState Officers and District Deputies and meal at St. GeorgeCatholic Church in Hartford. This tradition took place dur-ing the 2019 Summer Organizational Meeting. Picturedabove is Immediate Past State Deputy Thad Liebig. left,presenting the Icon to State Deputy Gerald Dvorak.

Ultrasound Machine for BrookingsA check presentation made in June by the Brookings Knights of Columbus Council #2640 to Op-tion 1, a local medical clinic for a new ultrasound machine. Option 1 provides pregnancy re-lated services to women in the Brookings, SD area. Pictured above from left are Mike Monnens,local treasurer; Gerald Dvorak, SD Knights of Columbus State Deputy; Option 1 Executive Di-rector Lacie Petersen; and fundraiser co-chair Doug Bierschbach. Not pictured is Michael Crin-ion, co-chair.

Brookings Council successfulin Ultrasound Machine driveOption 1 Converts to Medical Clinic, ExpandsPregnancy Services to Women

BROOKINGS, SOUTHDAKOTA – Effective Tues-day, June 25, 2019, Option 1pregnancy center expandedits services to include ultra-sound and convert to a preg-nancy help medical clinicthrough a partnership withthe Knights of Columbus.Since 2008, Option 1 hasserved the Brookings and

the surrounding communi-ties with free pregnancy helpservices including pregnancytesting, on-site educationclasses, peer counseling,mentoring, preventative ed-ucation, and restorative careto include post-abortion sup-port.

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Summer Organizational Meeting in Hartford

Knights need to be Men of FaithThe Summer Organizational

Meeting of the South DakotaKnights of Columbus was heldin Hartford, the home parishof State Deputy Gerald Dvo-rak, on July 13-14 at St.George Catholic Church. Priorto the opening of the meeting,a Holy Hour of Prayer andAdoration was offered forKnights and their families.

State Deputy Dvorakprompted State Officers, Dis-trict Deputies, and Directorsattending with the question -Why Are We Here? Answer -“As Catholic men to build upthe Body of Christ. As Knightsof Columbus to grow parishesand build up our parish com-munities.”

Dvorak continued informing

Knights that the church ofnon-Catholics is growing rightnow and it’s up to the Knightsto carry out the mission to stopthis from continuing. “We needto be Men of Faith,” he stated.

Kyle Montgomery, SupremeRepresentative from the Fra-ternal Mission Dept. in Con-necticut, was present.

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Converting to a pregnancyhelp medical clinic with freeultrasound increases Option1's services to women, ex-panding the organization'smission and helping morepregnant women in need.

Ultrasound will be one ofthe first services added in Op-tion 1’s conversion to a Med-ical Clinic thanks to apartnership with Knights ofColumbus Council 3640 fromSt. Thomas More CatholicChurch. Since 2009, Knightsat the state and local levelshave partnered with theKnights of Columbus head-quarters or, Supreme Coun-cil, in New Haven, Conn., tofund ultrasound machines foruse by pregnancy care centersthrough the Knights’ Ultra-sound program. Knights-do-nated machines are at workin all 50 U.S. states as well asin Puerto Rico, Brazil,Canada, Jamaica, Peru, andAfrica.

With the success of the ul-trasound fundraising cam-

paign, Option 1 will be able tooffer free ultrasound serviceson-site in the next fewmonths. Once the ultrasoundmachine is ordered, recruit-ing and training of a medicalteam will begin. The expan-sion in services also opensmore volunteer opportunitieswithin the organization to in-clude Registered Nurses as apart of the Medical Team.The addition of services alsomeans an expansion of thecenter. In January 2019, Op-tion 1 began the demolitionand renovation process to ex-pand their square footageadding two additional educa-tion rooms, a patient intakeroom and an ultrasoundroom. These critical additionswill allow them to serve evenmore clients in the yearsahead.

“We are here to help womenand men, in crisis, find hope.”Petersen said. “We want tomeet an individual or a cou-ple where they are at. Thatmay be a decision to termi-nate a pregnancy, a support

connection for their physicalneeds, education as they em-brace parenting, adoptionconnections or to simply lovethem and walk beside themon this journey. Our goal is tocreate healthy families fromthe very beginning. Whetherwe are working with awoman during a crisis or amarried couple expecting tobecome pregnant, we arebuilding strong families thathelp build a strong commu-nity!”

All medical services at thecenter are completed underthe supervision of the center’sMedical Director, Dr. TaraHaarsma, DO, FACOOG. Re-garding the addition of ultra-sound services, she states, “Itis important that a woman isfully informed before makingany decisions. Adding ultra-sound will confirm viability,help determine how far alonga woman is in her pregnancyand aid in determining thepregnancy location. This in-formation will give clients onemore tool to make the best de-

cision that is right for them.”About Option 1: Option 1

has served Brookings and thesurrounding communitiessince 2008. They offer life-af-firming alternatives to abor-tion for women and menseeking help in the midst of acrisis pregnancy. Their freeservices include pregnancytesting, connections to com-munity support, on-site edu-cation classes, peercounseling, mentoring, pre-ventative education andrestorative care to includepost-abortion support. Ultra-sound will soon be added tothat list transitioning thePRC into a limited MedicalClinic. In 2019 alone, theyhave had over 180 center vis-its, serving all demographicsof clients, welcomed four ba-bies and are expecting to wel-come seven more in themonths ahead.

About the Knights ofColumbus: Founded in 1882by Venerable Father MichaelJ. McGivney, the Knights ofColumbus has grown to

nearly 2 million members,with charity as the organiza-tion’s primary mission. Lastyear, Knights donated $185.6million in donations and 75.6million hours of service pro-vided worldwide. More infor-mation is available atkofc.org

About the Ultrasound Ini-tiative: The ultrasound initia-tive began in 2009 with thegoal of placing ultrasoundmachines in pregnancy re-source centers/clinics and mo-bile medical units. Knights inlocal councils raise half theexpense of an ultrasound ma-chine through a variety of ef-forts. Then the K of CSupreme Council’s Culture ofLife Fund matches thosefunds to contribute to thepurchase of machines forqualified pro-life centers.There is at least one Knights-sponsored machine in everyU.S. state, as well as PuertoRico, Brazil, Canada, Ja-maica, Peru, and Africa.

The South Dakota Crusader(USPS 56-5100)

Official publication of the SD State Council Knightsof Columbus. The Crusader is published four times ayear by the SD State Council Knights of Columbus,(17367 Sherry Ln., Redfield, SD 57469) and deliveredto members across South Dakota. Periodicals Postage Paid atHuron, SD 57350.POSTMASTER: Send changes of address to: The Crusader, c/oThad Liebig, 1806 College St., Yankton, SD 57078 or email totntliebig@iw.netWhenever possible, materials and correspondence for the Editorshould be typed and submitted electronically. Preferred method ofreceiving photos is digital and emailed. Photos submitted byemail should be in JPEG format. Please insure that photos are ofhigh quality and resolution when sent by email. All persons in aphoto should be identified with full name; left to right, back rowto front row. Photos sent by mail to the Crusader will be returnedif a self-addressed stamped envelope is enclosed with the mailing,or to district deputies at the summer or winter meetings or tocouncils attending the state conventions. Articles, photos, andcolumns may be emailed, preferably, to: kccrusader@mid-statesd.net or mailed to Mark Nesladek, 709 S. Merrill St., Cham-berlain, SD 57325-1432.

A portion of his remarks made at the ul-trasound check presentation in Brookings in-clude the following which are appropriate fortoday - “When our Founding Fathers weredrafting our Constitution, they also came upwith a set of rights to limit the power of thegovernment - what we call today the Bill ofRights. Many people don’t realize that theystarted as 17 rights, and after the ratificationprocess, were condensed to the 10 we havetoday. Many people also wonder today whythe right to life was not one of these. Well, toget the answer we only need to go back to theDeclaration of Independence: ‘We hold thesetruths to be self-evident, that all men are cre-ated equal, that they are endowed by theirCreator with certain unalienable rights’ andthe first one of these rights the Founderslisted was the Right to Life. Self-evident, un-questionable - they didn’t ever expect anycountry would take that right away fromtheir citizens, much less the one theyfounded, but then came 1973. Fast forward totoday - we are now on the front lines in the

fight against the culture of death and at-tempting to build a Culture of Life. The newultrasound machines, as these funds will gotoward, prove that it is a baby and not aclump of cells, and many studies show thatalmost 90% of mothers that see the ultra-sound view, decide to keep the baby. This iswhy the Ultrasound Initiative is so importantto the Knights of Columbus in this fight forLife.’

Brother Knights, many times we don’t seethe ‘fruits of our labor’ but that doesn’t meanthat our works are insignificant or meaning-less, and if we do our works for the right rea-sons, we can change lives and save lives. Canwe reclaim that Right to Life that ourFounders envisioned in our time? That is upto us, and what we want our history to be.Our history is NOW, and it will take all ourefforts to bring about the Culture of Life. Letus all continue toward this goal so we can all,including the unborn, intellectually disabled,and elderly, can live as One Nation, UnderGod.

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Montgomery gave a powerpoint presentation and infor-mation in reference to coun-cils and leadership. Sometopics he discussed includedwhat councils can do aboutproblems, the responsibilityas leaders, how to plan - exe-cute and improve presence atcouncil meetings. He encour-aged district deputies to relayto their councils to take ad-vantage of the Columbia andKnightline publications aswell as new opportunities inone-on-one recruiting. “TheKnights of Columbus doesn’texist to most men. Be of serv-ice to your parish and com-munity, add value andgenerate activity in yourcouncils. Draw men out ofthemselves to somethinghigher. The Faith In ActionProgram can accomplishthat,” Montgomery said.

State Deputy Dvorak reit-erated that teamwork is keyto our (Knights’) success. “Wecannot be successful as ittakes all forms and we musttake our tasks seriously,” heexplained. How are we to besuccessful?

Prayer - increase each day.Prayer the Liturgy of theHours and read the Cate-chism of the Catholic Church.

Plan - the keyLead - “Be Not Afraid” Be a

leader in the Spirit of Christ.Delegate - Get rest of the

council involved, have goodpeople, delegate authority,and get out of the way ifsomeone has a new idea.

Action - How good is a planif not put into action - Faithin Action.

State Deputy Dvorak posedanother question. Why do wetalk about membership somuch? “We don’t care onlyabout numbers. It’s not aboutnumbers, it’s about familiesand families need to be in-volved,” he stated.

David Cook, fraternal in-surance field agent, relayedinsurance updates. GeneralAgent Jon Beebe has added aportion of Minnesota andNorthwest Iowa to his cover-age area. The two new agentsare David Gillen who coversthe Sioux Falls area andAdam Werkmeister who re-placed Mark Hegge upon hisretirement.

Membership Director DonWenande encouraged DistrictDeputies to ‘get to know yourGrand Knights’. The goal is toget inactive councils activeagain. “We want every coun-cil to have one new memberand begin looking withyouth,” Wenande said. TheStar Council Award goal forthe 2019-2020 fraternal yearis 18 Star Councils. “Everycouncil should work towardStar Council and I realizeseveral won’t be successful,but it’s always good to give itan effort. The Star CouncilAward rounds the council,gives it energy.” Wenandesaid.

On-line Membership Direc-tor John Gehlsen said onegoal of this program is tostart with one new member.“You need communicationwith members because with-out it, your council will not bea strong council. Let peoplehelp and get them involvedimmediately by asking themto help out with some proj-

ect,” Gehlsen noted. He men-tioned that the on-line mem-bership is easy, but to keepthe traditional membershipmethods as well. Both We-nande and Gehlsen agreedthat the longer you stay attrying to increase member-ship in your council, remainpersistent, personal, be ontheir level and most impor-tantly build a relationshipwith the prospective member.

Retention Chairman ThadLiebig spoke on membershipretention which begins imme-diately when we ask men tojoin the Knights. “Retentionshould be a positive thing andis the responsibility of allKnights. The most effectiveretention tool is personal con-tact and every effort shouldbe made to keep a member,”Liebig clarified. Every councilshould have a retention com-mittee made up of the DeputyGrand Knight and trustees.“It’s important to know themembers’ story about whythey desire to discontinuetheir membership; the newmembers need to feel valued;never underestimate thepower of the spouses influ-ence; and listen to the mem-bers’ suggestions forimprovement within thecouncil,” added Liebig.

State Chaplain Fr. De-Wayne Kayser suggested theState Council begin a “Dis-cerning a Religious VocationFund”. “This fund would bedirected toward women andmen checking out a religiousorder. It’s meant to supple-ment expenses for looking atreligious orders,” explainedFr. Kayser. He encouragescouncils to consider donatingtoward this cause and checkswould be sent to Jim Burdick,the state administrative as-sistant.

The second day of the Sum-mer Organizational Meetingwas reserved for state pro-

gram director to share infor-mation, under the direction ofJay Cudzilo, State ProgramDirector. Some statistics heshared include that about80% of Catholics pray at leastonce a week, 1/3 of Catholics- that’s about 22.1 millionpeople - are strong in theirfaith, and the number of theCatholics not identifying withany faith is increasing. Thepurpose of the most recentKnights initiative “Faith InAction” program is Grow inFaith, Engage Family in ourMission, Serve Parish andCommunity, Defend the Dig-nity of Human Life, andEvangelization through Ac-tion. “There is a real hungerfor prayer life,” said Cudzilo.

Cudzilo shared some tipson how to succeed in theFaith In Action program. Hesaid many programs will dif-fer among councils so it’s rec-ommended to pick somethingthat works with your counciland build on that. He encour-aged councils to work withbrother councils.

Family Director BarryEske talked about the SP-7Columbian Award and thatcouncils should review oftenand work on completing someof the 16 activities to estab-lish a relationship with inac-tive council members. He alsomentioned another way to en-gage Knights is by submit-ting a Knight of the MonthAward application.

Life Director Ernie Garciareminded Knights to spreadthe word that the Novena ForLife is required for the FaithIn Action program under theLife category. October is Re-spect Life Month. He encour-ages councils to support othercouncils’ efforts to raisemoney for Ultrasound Ma-chines.

John Limoges, director ofthe McGivney Camp, said thesecond year had about the

same number for attendanceas last year. The third annualMcGivney Camp will be heldJune 7-9, 2020 for boys ages14-19 at Broom Tree nearIrene. There is a possibility ofsupporting a McGivneyCamp in the West River Dio-cese at Philip.

Jordyn Hanson, Communi-cations Director, talked aboutgetting Knights publicity andpresence on Facebook, Twit-ter, and Instagram sites andhow to expand activitiesthrough social media.

Membership Director DonWenande said South Dakotais looking for that 9,000thmember. “Every time yourcouncil has an event it’s a re-cruiting opportunity. Keepyour parish priest involved.Be positive and have persev-erence when talking aboutthe Knights,” Wenandeadded.

The state council has twoexpansion opportunities.There is a new council devel-opment on the radar at theHarrisburg parish and estab-lishment of the state’s firstHispanic Council in Brook-ings.

South Dakota is in need ofmore seminarians andpriests, especially in the WestRiver diocese, informed StateChaplain Fr. Kayser.

“We are Men of Faith. Weneed to talk more aboutFaith, and less politics,” saidFr. Kayser. “The Way of Lifeis the Faith In Action pro-gram. Think of who we are asleaders. We need to listen toour brother Knights and theircouncil issues,” he added. Hesaid the past is past, the fu-ture is forward.

“The Holy Spirit can speakto us and sometimes we justneed to listen. Each andevery one must do his will,”remarked Fr. Kayser.

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Kyle MontgomerySupreme Rep.

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State Deputy Dvorak re-layed messages of hope andpromoted success in his clos-ing remarks. “There wasmuch information shared thisweekend and we want you toreach out to the state person-nell with questions and ideasyou may have. Relay ques-tions about programs to thedesignated directors. Sharegifts with councils and team-work is a necessity,” statedDvorak. “Now is our time toadd to history. We need morevocations and lay people tostep up and evangelize. Thereis a strong need for continuedgrowth in our membership ef-forts. Remember - It’s notabout us. It’s not about me.It’s about Him. Trust in Jesus’leadership,” added Dvorak.

Knights of Columbus Foundation members, made up of PastState Deputies, met at the State Convention in April in RapidCity. Board member officers include from back, left, Terry An-dersen, Maynard Konechne, and Terry Schweitzer. Seatedfrom left are Joe Uhrich and John Limoges.

Past State Deputies in attendance at the State Convention in Rapid City April 27-29 were from left, Wayne Woodraska,John Limoges, Joe Gittings, Paul Lambert (presently serving as a Supreme Director), Leo Keiser, Terry Schweitzer, TerryAndersen, Thad Liebig, Maynard Konechne, and Paul Harens.

Guest Editorial -John Schmit, Catholic Social Services, Rapid City

Learning to Serve in aNatural Disaster

Catholic Social Services ofRapid City has a long tradi-tion of being involved in dis-aster response here inwestern South Dakota.CSS’s service area covers43,000 square miles of highplains, forests and agricul-tural land, a geography thatoften experiences harsh cli-mates extremes of blizzards,drought, tornadoes, hail-storms, flash floods, wildfiresand other disasters.

CSS’s mission statement isto “share in Christ’s ministryof offering hope, promotingindividual human dignityand strengthening familiesand communities.”

The Disaster team at CSSis committed to respondingto the disaster-related needsof the families in Burke andCuster, SD from the tornadoand flooding that recently

went through their towns.CSS has a disaster responseplan that includes a $10,000grant from Catholic Chari-ties USA, along with privatedonations, to help with thesetwo disasters. To help dis-tribute the funds accord-ingly, we need volunteers for

case work and communitywork. If you are interested involunteering your timeplease attend one of thetrainings we have outlinedbelow. These trainings areopen to all who wish to serveso, please share with anyonewho might be interested.

Friday, September 27, 2019Case Worker TrainingTimes: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pmLocation: Sacred Heart Church, Burke SD

Saturday, September 28, 2019Volunteer TrainingTime: 10:00 am to 4:00 pmLunch Provided: 1:00 to 1:30Location: American Inn, 312 Island Dr.Fort Pierre, SD 57532

Please RSVP to Holly Mudlin at either 605-348-6086 or holly.mudlin@hotmail.com if youplan on attending one of the trainings.

The Knights are interested in - - -Articles/postings from Knights’ wives (or otherfamily members) on what it means to them to bepart of the Knights of Columbus family

Submissions are welcome and can be sent to theCrusader editor at kccrusader@midstatesd.net

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2020 SupremeConvention

SiteWashington, D.C.

Brother Knights,It’s hard to be-

lieve that Sep-tember is herealready - seemslike summer juststarted; however,it must be truesince studentsare heading backto school, tem-peratures aremoderating, andthe Twins areout of the pen-nant race…. ohwait, the Twinsare still leading? It’s shock-ing, but I’m happy nonethe-less. Fall is also a time whenmany Knights of Columbusactivities are held across thestate- from handing out Toot-sie Rolls, helping out at thevarious school activities, tohosting hunting or harvestparties. One important taskmany Knights across the stateparticipate in, but many don’trealize: serving as religiouseducation instructors. Pass-ing along our Catholic Faith tothe youth in our parishes is soimportant, and it is heart-warming to know that, inmost parishes, you will findKnights of Columbus usingtheir talents to share theirLove of Christ with the stu-dents to help them towardfaithful adulthood. All theseactivities are great ways toevangelize our Catholic Faithas we are commanded to do byChrist himself, and we are allcalled to take part in bothlarge and small ways.

At our summer organiza-tional meeting, as well as dur-ing the recent trainingsessions, we expressed ourcommitment to councils thatwe, the state team, have onesole purpose- to help eachlocal council be successful.

But what does itmean for a councilto be successful?Well, I hope youagree with me thatit means buildingup the Body ofChrist in yourparishes and com-munities, by in-creasing yourcouncil’s serviceprograms andFaith activities.This can only bedone by also in-creasing your coun-

cil’s membership which, at thesame time, helps that familyto grow in service and in theFaith through the participa-tion in Knight’s-sponsored ac-tivities. It also provides thatnew member and his familywith many fraternal benefitsthat we as Knights todayenjoy. But how do you leadyour council to be successful?Here are 5 steps that will helpyou along the way:

1) Prayer: everythingwe do as Knights should beginwith prayer, and asking Godto bless our efforts and guideus while we do His work.

2) Plan: Zig Ziglar said“If you aim at nothing, you’llhit it every time.” Council of-ficers should be planning 60-90 days ahead of time in orderto assure they properly coverall the details, and activitiescan be communicated for ac-tive participation. Use yourFraternal Planner to helpwith this process.

3) Lead- Proper leader-ship is not lording power oversomeone or dictating orders,but serving the needs of yourfellow officers and BrotherKnights. Think ‘ServantLeadership’, encouragement,persuasion in all you do.

4) Delegate- President

Reagan once said “Surroundyourself with good people, del-egate authority, and get out ofthe way”. Remember that, ascouncil leaders, you are sur-rounded by Brother Knightswith many and diverse gifts,that can serve your council,parish, and community- getyour other members involvedby delegating various duties,no matter how large or small,to your membership to helpthem feel a part of a greatbrotherhood of Catholic men,and remember when you dele-gate a task to them, to letthem ‘do it their way’ and fol-low up with them and providecoaching and encouragement.

5) Action- A plan is use-less without putting it in ac-tion- our Catholic Faith inAction! Plan the AdmissionDegree, but then ask men tojoin; plan the spaghetti din-ner, call members/candidatesto participate, then you canhave the joy of cooking andserving a delicious meal. If aBrother Knight asks you toparticipate- say YES!

My desire this fraternalyear is to see each councilgrow in Faith, as well as in allour principles of Charity,Unity, Fraternity, and Patri-otism. Be assured that yourDistrict Deputies, and the restof the state team, are here tohelp you and your council besuccessful, and provide assis-tance where needed. Let’s alldo our part to build up theBody of Christ in our parishesand communities!Vivat Jesus,

State Deputy - Gerald Dvorak, Hartford

Gerald DvorakState Deputy

Lisa Dvorak, wife of State Deputy Gerald Dvorak, proudlydisplays her journal and pen she will use to keep notes andtrack the duties as wife of the State Deputy. Other acces-sories gifted by wives of the state officers included ear-rings, a bracelet, necklace, a tiara, purse, and footwear.

Future StateConvention Sites

2020 Aberdeen2021 Sioux Falls2022 Deadwood2023 Aberdeen2024 Watertown

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The ladies attending the Summer Organizational meeting inHartford made regular bracelets, as well as special rosarybracelets during the Ladies program on Sunday. Shown aboveare the ladies creating their braclets and, below, are the armsof the ladies displaying their finished product.

District Deputies and State Officers, shown above, listen to their duties as recited by StateDeputy Gerald Dvorak during the installation of officers following Mass at the Summer Or-ganizational Meeting in Hartford July 13.

2019-2020 South Dakota Knights of Columbus state officers and wives attending the Sum-mer Organizational Meeting in Hartford July 13-14 were front row from left, Tamara Liebig,Lisa Dvorak, State Chaplain Fr. DeWayne Kayser, Lori Cunningham, Ann Pierson, andTeresa Thompson. Back row from left are Immediate Past State Deputy Thad Liebig, StateDeputy Gerald Dvorak, State Advocate Ryan Sutton, State Secretary Scott Cunningham,State Treasurer Ray Pierson, and State Warden Phillip Thompson.

Ladies view bees in action, donateto Adoration Sisters in July

The ladies of the Knights,while the men were educatedduring their summer organi-zatoinal meeting, visited a livebeehive near Hartford. A livehandheld observatory waspassed around as theywatched bees in action. Theyalso saw where honey extrac-tion is done, actually observ-ing the extraction process. Theladies had an opportunity topurchase a jar of honey to take

home and enjoy.Lisa Dvorak chose the Per-

petual Adoration Sisters of theBlessed Sacrament in theSioux Falls Diocese to donateto as the tradition of the wifeof the State Deputy. A wishlist was obtained from the Sis-ters including large freezerbags, shampoo, liquid dishsoap, and gift cards toJoAnn’s, Hobby Lobby,HyVee, and WalMart.

Websites to check out:www.southdakotaknights.org (State website)

kofc.org (Supreme website)

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2018-2019 Council AwardsSouth Dakota

Council # Award Type Membership QuotaAberdeen #820 Columbian Award 25Mitchell #1079 Columbian/Fr. McGivney Award 84Pierre #2686 Star Council 123Winner #2708 Columbian Award 50Madison #2977 Columbian Award 61Kimball #3482 Columbian Award 40Brookings #3540 Columbian Award 52Highmore #5738 Columbian Award 20Fort Pierre #6117 Star Council 100Hot Springs #6137 Fr. McGivney Award 150Sioux Falls #6605 Columbian Award 9Britton/Hecla #7681 Columbian Award 25Hartford #11739 Star Council Award 108Sioux Falls #13302 Star Council 123Brandon/Garretson #13400 Columbian/Founder’s Award 87Brookings SDSD #15457 Star Council 420Sioux Falls #15748 Columbian/Founder’s Award 69Alexandria #15817 Star Council 100Tea #16230 Fr. McGivney Award 275USD #16457 Columbian/Fr. McGivney Award 100Wessington Springs #16759 Star Council 100Sioux Falls #16802 Columbian/Founder’s Award 50Sioux Falls #17216 Columbian/Fr. McGivney Award 225

Congratulations to the councils for earning the awards listed below!Special shout out to Pius XII Newman Center at SDSU for our only

4-Star Council- Great Job!

Star Council Award - highest honor a council can achieve for the year, as it is made upof qualifications of all the other awards.

Fr. McGivney Award for reaching their membership goal.Founder’s Award for reaching their insurance goal.Columbian Award for completing their form 365, safe environment training, and four

activities in each of the four categories of Faith, Family, Community, and Life. This isa very prestigious award and something every council should strive to achieve each year.

Remember that we want every council to have the Star Council culture- meaning that,even though a council likely cannot receive it each and every year, they should strive forit each year by working toward all its goals. This will keep the council vibrant and ener-gized- serving their members, their parish, and their community by building up the Bodyof Christ. Please continue to work with your councils to plan toward this goal.

Greetings Brother Knights,This fraternal year is off

and running already. Weneed to pick up speed veryquickly. Before we know it wewill be scrambling to getthings done that we have putoff until that next day, week,

month and now it's June30th. Time can't be recoveredand it must be utilized to thebest of our ability while wehave the opportunity. Re-member this is a "we" effortnot an "I" effort. Brothersunited can accomplish great

things but when divided wefall.

When planning for this andfuture fraternal years it isimperative we have monthlydegrees scheduled. All thenecessary tools are there atyour disposal and do not be

afraid to ask for help ifneeded. With online member-ship and the prospect pages(that each council shouldhave) the sky is the limit.

Don Wenande and myselfare more than willing to help.So please call, email, text,

etc. at any time. This is goingto be a great year for SouthDakota. Let's get 9,000strong and far beyond to-gether. Through great deedscome great men.Vivat Jesus

Online Membership DirectorJohn Gehlsen, Piedmont

Family Admission DegreeSt. Lambert’s Council #13302 recruited families members onJune 25 with an Admission Degree. Both new Knights aremembers of St. Lambert’s Council in Sioux Falls. Picturedabove are Jeff Gillen, left and Chad Gillen, his brother whojoined the Knights. Pictured below is Roger Paluch, left, andParker Paluch, Roger’s son. Parker recently graduated fromO’Gorman High School and is joining the Marines.

Mitchell Council #1079held an Admission De-gree on Tuesday, June 18and admitted one newmember, Kevin Vanorny,shown above.

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Membership Director/Round Tables -Don Wenande, Alexandria

Brother Knights,We are nearly

through the firstquarter of theyear. Have youreached your mem-bership goals setfor your councilsor Districts? Asleaders of ourcouncils we can’ttake the summeroff.

Go back to ba-sics! Why did you join theKnights? Did you join to helpout those in need, to help yourparish on a special project,help to do a food drive, for theinsurance benefits to yourfamily or to help develop yourfamily in their faith forma-tion? Maybe it was to just joina group of good Catholic menfor a social aspect as friends.

Whatever it was, that isyour “recruiting story.” That’swhat you use to get more meninvolved in your council! Re-cruiting is so easy to do, butwe make it so difficult. Justremember why you joined theKnights, what it’s done for youand your family, parish andcommunity. Show excitement,enthusiasm and passion.Combine it all in a 30 second“elevator speech” and you willbe successful.

People hear passion in your

voice, but ittruly comesfrom theheart. Meetpeople wherethey are inlife. Be com-p a s s i o n a t eand listen. Wehave two earsand only onemouth for areason! Peoplewill tell you

what they are looking for - useit to start a friendly conversa-tion, get to know their family,build a relationship.

We have many programs toinvolve members. New mem-bers are looking for a way tobe involved. Welcome them in,introduce them to others. Getthem to a meeting. We mustdevelop a social aspect tomake people feel needed. OurFaith in Action programs arethere to do just that.

Our goal as Knights shouldbe to get men to join, but notto look at them as a number toto work at the next pancakebreakfast.

Councils still need to have a“Star Council” mentality. Itcreates excitement, enthusi-asm and brings the best out ofeveryone in a council. it be-comes a team effort. Noteveryone can reach the Star

Council level, but everyoneshould try. Success will followyour council.

Brothers, when you have anevent it should always be usedto recruit. Just as you look forpeople to work at an event,you need men working to re-cruit as well. Never miss anopportunity to “Ask.”

The state and supremecouncils have some outstand-ing incentives this year to getus off to a fast start. We aretalking dollars back to coun-cils’ Grand Knights, and indi-viduals. Get excited and usethem. I will include them sep-

arately.Who will sign the 9,000th

member for the state of SouthDakota? It could be you!

My goal is to get every coun-cil active this year. Have anadmission degree and one newmember. Every council cansign up one new member. Ifyou don’t think so I can comehelp you.

I’m looking for a great year,but can’t do it alone. I need all88 councils across the state tojoin in the team effort. We areall here to make your year asuccess.Vivat Jesus

Nine advance to Knighthood Degree Sept. 8Pierre Council #2686 hosted an Admission, Formation and Knighthood degree on Sunday,September 8, 2019 in the Ss. Peter and Paul Family Center in Pierre. The degree was con-ducted by the Oahe Degree Team of Pierre. The candidates were from Pierre, Fort Pierre,Highmore and Chamberlain. Pictured in back from left are Carl Morris, Chris Swiden, BillWelch and John Miller. In front from left are Jason Williams, Mike Holland, Jacob Moser,Daniel Hoey, and Alex Permann. Four of the above gentlemen joined the Admission degreein the morning prior to the Formation and Knighthood degree. They were Mike Holland,Daniel Hoey, JohnMiller, and Bill Welch. A first degree member, Kyle Falk, is not pictured.

Don WenandeMembership Director

2019-2020 Degree DatesDate Location Team CO9/8/19 Pierre Oahe Tim9/22/19 Montrose/Humboldt Eastern Thad9/29/19 Gettysburg Oahe Thad9/29/19 Aberdeen St. Mary’s Northeastern Tim11/17/19 Redfield Central Tim/Thad1/26/20 SF - TBD Eastern Thad1/26/20 Huron Central Tim3/15/20 RC Blessed Sacrament Northern Hills Greg3/29/20 Mitchell Central Tim4/19/20 SF – TBD Eastern Thad

The next Crusaderwill be the

December issue.

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Incentives - State and Supreme 2019-2020Supreme Incentive• Star Council Incentive: $4.50 credit per billable member to the council• Supreme/State Incentive- $800 total• South Dakota will be evenly split into 4 divisions, with councils in each division com-peting against each other. Measurement goal will be highest percentage of membershipquota as determined by Supreme office for District Deputies and Grand Knights. At the endof the first quarter (July-September), the District Deputy and Grand Knight in each regionwith the highest % gain will receive $100 cash.State Incentives◦ DD Incentives◦ Top % of membership quota by qtr gets $100 ($200 in first qtr).◦ Forms: If all turned in for District within 45 days of due date- $50 (Forms 185, 365,1295-Aug/Feb, 1728)◦ GK Incentive- top % by qtr per division gets $100. Minimum of 20% of goal in qtr toqualify.◦ Program Director Incentive- SP-7 Columbian turned in by State Convention gets KCDress Shirt◦ Council Incentive- Star council by Convention- State will pay registration for both dele-gates and wives (rebate)◦ Every Council Active- For councils on ‘Every Council Active’ list: Council holds Admis-sion Degree and adds at least one new members will receive crucifix handmade by the StateDeputy and a KC dress shirt.◦ ‘9000 Strong’ Incentive-• The 9000th member, the proposer, the District Deputy, Grand Knight, and wives willhave steak dinner with the State Deputy and his wife.• The District Deputy, Grand Knight, proposer, and 9000th member will each get a KCshirt with a special ‘South Dakota 9000 Strong’ logo. Shirt would be similar to the StarDistrict shirts that Thad had made up before.• The council of the 9000th member will receive a donation of $100 from the State Coun-cil, and the Bishop of the council’s diocese would receive $100 donation from the State Coun-cil on behalf of the local council. Funds would come from our membership award $$ wehave earned from Supreme.

Wow has thissummer flown by!As I am writingthis column, weare less than aweek away fromour first ceremo-nial dates on theschedule, whichstarts Sept. 8thand, at this point,runs until April19th. The degreeschedule is in-cluded elsewherein this issue ofThe Crusader. Please lookfor it and look at the degreesscheduled in your area.Then, make it a point to at-tend one of these degrees asan observer, or, if you needto advance past the Admis-sion Degree, as a candidate.I promise you will not regretit. Each time you witness adegree of the Knights ofColumbus, you will learnsomething new about theOrder.

Better yet, recruit a newmember and the both of yougo together. It will be agreat experience for both ofyou, I am positive of that.

We are fortunate to havea great group of men whoparticipate on the degreeteams. Thank you to all whoare involved! We couldn’t do

what we dowithout you.H o w e v e r ,there is al-ways roomfor more.We are es-pecially inneed of Con-ferring Offi-cers for theKnighthoodDegree. Ifyou wouldlike to in-crease your

participation in theKnights, what better way todo so than by helping exem-plify the lessons of theOrder to others? Pleaseprayerfully give this somethought and consideration,and if you feel moved by theHoly Spirit to take yourmembership to the nextlevel, please give me a calland I can explain more ofwhat it would involve. Youcan call or text me at 605-480-2199.

I am always happy to visitwith you about what itwould take to schedule a de-gree in your council soplease give me a call if thereis a date you have in mindand we’ll see what we can doto add it to the schedule.Vivat Jesus!

Ceremonials Director -Tim Salmen, Madison

Tim SalmenCeremonials Chairman

2019-2020 Degree DatesDate Location Team CO9/8/19 Pierre Oahe Tim9/22/19 Montrose/Humboldt Eastern Thad9/29/19 Gettysburg Oahe Thad9/29/19 Aberdeen St. Mary’s Northeastern Tim11/17/19 Redfield Central Tim/Thad1/26/20 SF - TBD Eastern Thad1/26/20 Huron Central Tim3/15/20 RC Blessed Sacrament Northern Hills Greg3/29/20 Mitchell Central Tim4/19/20 SF – TBD Eastern Thad

Due to many new initiatives and changes for councils to be awareof, the State Council has organized training sessions for Broth-ers that are new to their positions.Date Time City/TownSaturday, Sept 28 1:00PM Highmore, Parish Hall across

the street from St Mary ChurchSunday, Sept 29 1:00PM Mitchell, John Paul II SchoolMonday, Sept 30 7:00PM Vermillion, St Agnes Parish HallSaturday, Oct 12 1:00PM Rapid City, TBDSunday, Oct 13 1:00PM Kimball, St Margaret Parish HallSaturday, Oct 19 1:00PM Aberdeen, TBDSunday, Oct 20 1:00PM Watertown, Council Hall, 219 1st Ave SE

The 3 sessions will be Financial Secretary training, Faith in Action (FIA) training, and coun-cil officer and member training.The following are encouraged to be in attendance:-Grand Knights, Deputy Grand Knights, and other council officers; Financial Sec-retaries; Program Directors (Including Faith, Family, Community, and Life Di-rectors); Membership and Retention Directors

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Mark Di Santo FICOffice: 391-5694 Cell: 391-5694104 N Platt StRapid City, SD 57702mark.disanto@kofc.org

Philip Carlson FICOffice: 692-1090Cell: 695-47931931 Lincoln LnBrookings, SD 57006philip.carlson@kofc.org

General AgentJon Beebe FICFOffice: 882-8689Cell: 520-86892 Dart DriveWatertown, SD 57201jon.beebe@kofc.org

Matt Weller FICOffice: 302-0001 Cell: 450-6066215 East 7th Ave.Redfield, SD 57469matthew.weller@kofc.org

Curtis AntonyOffice: 605-878-0832Cell: 605-881-65456300 4th Ave. SWWatertown, SD 57201curtis.antony@kofc.org

Thomas BechenCell: 605-770-97981020 Palmer PlaceMitchell, SD 57301thomas.bechen@kofc.org

Heath DickelmanCell: 701-361-23603304 Saguaro Ave.Sioux Falls, SD 57110heath.dickelman@kofc.org

Adam Werkmeister38982 280th St.Armour, SD 57313(605) 999-0743adam.werkmeister@kofc.org

InsuranceField Agents

David CookCell (605) 419-1551115 Teakwood St., #6Brandon, SDdavid.cook@kofc.org

Jeff Gillen1404 W 71st St.Sioux Falls, SD 57108(605) 759-7204jeff.gillen@kofc.org

Past State Deputies in attendance at the funeral service in Kimball on August 12 for Past StateDeputy Philip Konechne were from left Paul Harens, Maynard Konechne, Wayne Woodraska,Don Joy, and Leo Keiser. Konechne served as State Deputy from 1995-1997.

Worthy Sir Knights.I had a good experience at

the Supreme Conventionwhich involved the men Imet and the friendshipsthat were made and theHonor that we had to bringthe Holy Eucharist to thestation for disbursement.We also brought in the col-ors and posted. This all inall was one of my better ex-periences as a Knight work-ing with others that I didnot know, but that I trustedbecause they had the samegoal in mind.

Time Flies; rememberDeath. Yes, Worthy Sirs,time does Fly as all thingscome to an end and we findour way through life and sayto ourselves, “Did I do allthat I wanted”. Did I makea difference? With that deepthought in mind, I wouldlike you to take one morestep into your Knighthoodand join in the Fourth De-gree. Yes, there are deeperand more powerful things

that can be gathered. As inthe First; you rememberCharity, Second; rememberUnity as we form that bond,Third; remember Frater-nity. Then there is theFourth where we show oursupport for those thatServed us. Standing up andgiving a hand and asking,not what, but giving forwhat they gave. They gavetheir time we must be will-ing to give it back.Vivat Jesus

Fourth Degree MasterGreg Boggs, Hartford

Upcoming 4th DegreeExemplifications

Oct. 3rd (Thurs)-Rapid City -7 pmOct. 6th (Sunday)- Pierre -1 pmNov. 3rd (Sunday)- Hartford- 1 pm

Exemplification into the Fourth DegreeAt the Halls for all three locations

Dress code is Dark suit and tie (Sunday best)Fee is $50.00

ARE YOU PREPARED?How important is it to see

your agent on an annualbasis? Um, very. I recentlyhad two very different servicecalls just yesterday, both kindof heartbreaking.

First one was to get moneyfrom a life insurance policy topay for Long Term Care. Ourbrother Knight fell and had togo into a nursing home to thetune of $12,000 a month. Hewill have to cash out his lifeinsurance to pay for it; prob-lem is, this money was to sup-port his wife after he wasgone. She will have to countmostly on Social Security.

Another problem most peo-ple don’t realize is when thebrother Knight dies, incomefor the wife goes down about40%, and the kicker is taxesgo up because now she is fil-ing taxes as a single. We areworking closely with this fam-ily and doing what we can,but sometimes planning is alittle late. Are you prepared?

The second case was on adeath claim, the hardest jobyour Field Agent must do, es-

pecially when the clientturned into a friend. Ourbrother Knight passed due toa sickness and left two insur-ance policies from the 70s and80s that grew very nice. Theproblem? When he boughtthe first policy he wasn’t mar-ried and left the beneficiaryas his sister. He neverchanged it. The second one hebought was after he marriedand is going to his wife. Areyou prepared?

Brothers and Sisters, mostof the time we know notwhen, we know not where, weknow not how. Meet withyour agent at least once ayear to make sure…you areprepared.

Insurance General Agent -Jon Beebe, Watertown

Greg BoggsDistrict Master

Phillip E.Konechne, age86, of Kimball,SD, died Thurs-day, August 8,2019 at the San-ford Chamber-lain CareCenter inChamberlain,SD.

Mass ofChristian Bur-ial was cele-brated onMonday, August 12, 2019 atSt. Margaret’s CatholicChurch in Kimball by Fr. An-drew Swietochowski, offi-ciant. Burial was in St.Margaret’s Catholic Ceme-tery, Kimball with militaryhonors by Drips AmericanLegion Post #130.

Phillip Edward Konechnewas born September 23, 1932to Edward and Stella (Rybak)Konechne in Kimball, SD. Hegraduated from KimballHigh school in 1950 and wasdrafted into the US Army inDecember 1952. While serv-ing his country during theKorean War in May 1954, hewas caputured and held aprisoner of war until thearmistice was signed. He washonorably discharged is Sep-tember 1954 and returnedhome to farm south of RedLake and Kimball.

Phillip was united in mar-ried to Maxine Mae Chmelaon June 20, 1955 at St. Mar-garet’s Catholic Church inKimball. His wife, Maxine,passed away on December 7,2015.

In 1961 they moved intoKimball and he began work-ing for Luke Construction,the Brule County HighwayDepartment and the Kimball

Street De-partment.P h i l l i ppurchaseda backhoea n dtrenchingbusiness ,but thenbecame theK i m b a l lPostmasterin 1976and servedin the post

office for the next 22 yearsuntil his retirment in 1998.

He also served Kimball asa part of the Kimball Fire De-partment since 1964 and in-later years he served as cookfor the department, He be-came an EMT in 1979 andwas involved and active withthe Kimball Ambulance.Phillip was certified untilMarch of 2015 having servedthe community with the Am-bulance for 36 years.

He was an active memberof the Chamber of Commercesince 1973 and volunteeredhis time as tour guide Kim-ball’s South Dakota TractorMuseum. Phillip volun-teered, at the Senior CitizensCenter with numerous proj-ects throughout the year.

Phillip was a member ofDrip’s Post in Kimball andserved the local, District, andState Legion in many capaci-ties over the years. He is alsoa lifetime member of theVFW and DAV.

As a member of Saint Mar-garet’s Parish, Phillip used toassist as a lector and Eu-charistic minister served as arosary leader before Masses.

Phillip joined the Knightsof Columbus on March 1,1952 in Kimball and received

the first, second, and thirddegree the same day becom-ing a member of the FatherO’Gorman Council #3482. Hejoined the Fourth degree inJan. 1989 in Aberdeen alongwith his two sons. Phillip wasa third degree member for 67years and a Fourth degreemember for 30 years.

Phillip has held the follow-ing local offices: 1964-1966Inside Guard, Recorder-1967-1968 and 2005-2009,Grand Knight 1973-1975,and Trustee from 1975-1981.He was Kimball council’spublicity chairman for yearsand used to have membersstatewide call the Crusaderthe Kimball paper due to allthe pictures and articles hewould send in. He was alsothe lunch chairman formany, many years alwaysmaking surewe had lunchand drinksafter eachmeeting.

Phillip hadp r o b a b l ychaired mostof his council’slocal projectsat least onceand againsome of themn u m e r o u stimes.

P h i l l i pworked hisway up on theState Councillevel startingas DistrictDeputy from1982-1986. Heserved as NewCouncil Devel-opment Direc-tor from1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 6 .

State Warden 1989-1991,State Treasurer 1991-1993,State Secretary 1993-1995,State Deputy 1995-1997, andPast State Deputy 1997-1999. He then served theState as Fourth Degree Mas-ter for four years from 1998-2002. He also served aschairman of the Father Mc-Givney Guild from May 1999-2011.

Phillip was also very activein his community servingwith the following groups:

Phillip assisted at the Spe-cial Olympic Softball Tourna-ment for 27 years in Huron.He served 12 years on theBoard of the South DakotaSpecial Olympics. Phillprarely missed a State eventin those 12 years on theboard.

Phillip is survived by three

children, Maynard J.Konechne, and wife Patti L.;Judy M. Konechne, andWilliam “Bill” Konechne andwife Patti A.; six grandchil-dren: Edward M. Konechnewife Samantha, Joshua Bur-nett, and Helen Eimers andhusband, Cory, MirandaVore and husband Chris,Samantha Urban and hus-band, Ryan, Cynthia Peck-ham and husband, Matt; and13 great-grandchildren:Anna Collins and Hattie,Adrianna and Brooklyn Bur-nett, Dawson and MaverickEimers, and Madelyn andBrecken Vore, Trace, Hunt-ley, and Rhett Urban, andColt and Lincoln Peckham.

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State Deputy from 1995-1997Phillip Konechne received into eternal life on Aug. 8

Several Past State Deputies and the current State Deputy were in atten-dance at the rosary and scripture service on August 11 in Kimball for PastState Deputy Philip Konechne who died August 8 at the age of 86. Past StateDeputies present were back from left were present State Deputy GeraldDvorak, Paul Lambert, Paul Lemmer, and Terry Andersen. Middle rowfrom left, Paul Harens, Leo Keier, and Wayne Woodraska. Front MaynardKonechne, left and Thad Liebig.

Faith In ActionI was reviewing

the Knights ofColumbus bookletInto the Breach,prior to writingthis article, sev-eral questionscame to mind, Ithought I’d checkthe Internet formore information.What I discoveredwas Into theBreach is also apopular computer game. Soas any good browser, I wentdown the rabbit hole to readthe reviews of the game.

One of the reviews I foundinteresting is as follows;” tomaster all the missions andcomplete all levels of diffi-culty is a challenging, but riv-eting task. That’s why Intothe Breach is worth playingover and over. Just like chess,you play it not just to win thegame, but also to experiencethe process and see new situ-ations unfold”.

I found that while this re-view was written for a com-puter game, it is also can beapplicable to councils as weimplement Faith in Action.

If we are to be successful inimplementing this new way oflife, councils must face all thedifficult challenges of master-ing the missions and work tocomplete the recommendedprograms. This will requireus to face the challenge ofchange, which for most of usis a riveting task. Like thecomputer game, the Faith InAction way of life must beplayed/lived over and over.The game review states weare to experience the processand to see new situations un-fold. Our experience, if we

are successfulin implement-ing FIA, will beto see ourbrothers andtheir familieshave an en-hanced rela-tionship withJesus Christand a parishfully alive.

The Faith InAction way oflife depends

upon perseverance. Like thecomputer game that must beplayed over and over to seenew situations unfold. Let usask God to grant us persever-ance and let us ask Him forthis good will every day.Vivat Jesus!

Brother Knights, as theSummer winds down andFall begins, I am hoping thatwe are continuing to be visi-ble in our communities.There are many things wecan be doing.

We can help with teachingour Faith to the students inour CCD programs, doingcharitable works for ourChurch and communities,

help the homebound, maybesponsor an event for ouryouth, put on a pancake feed,or many of the other thingswe have been doing to showour communities that wecare.

The work we do not onlybenefits those we do it for,but it benefits us as well. Ifthere is something you havebeen doing in your commu-

nity that works, please shareit with other councils so wecan help more people grow intheir Faith.

If there is anything, I cando to help please let meknow. Also if you need li-cense plate decals please letme know, they are $20.00per set. Have a great Fall!May God continue to Blessall of you!!!

Faith In Action Community Director -Jim Hulm, Timber Lake

State Program Director -Joseph “Jay” Cudzilo, Sioux Falls

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Jay CudziloProgram Director

Mitchell Council #1079 manned its food booth at the annual Dakotafest farm show just out-side of Mitchell on August 22, 23 and 24. Proceeds from the event will be used for John PaulII School and both parishes in Mitchell.

Fourth Degree District MasterGreg Boggs was in the proces-sion at the States Dinner atthe Supreme Convention inMinneapolis, MN in August.

The Knights willwelcome and post

information or articlesabout the CatholicDaughters in the

Crusader and on itswebsite. Contact us!

“Catholics mustbe committed tothe defense of lifein all its stagesand every condi-tion.” ( Pope St.John Paul II, 1995)

This quoteshould be taken toheart by everySouth DakotaKnight of Colum-bus. As Knightswork together inbuilding a cultureof life and a civilization oflove. Every South Dakotacouncil should stand ready toassist any pregnant women inneed, care for the elderly, aidthe handicapped, empowerthose with special needs to re-alize their full potential andbring attention to the injus-tices of abortion, embryonicstem cell research, euthanasiaand assisted suicide.

The Faith in Action modelinitiated by the SupremeCouncil helps councils/mem-bers to live out the calling oftheir faith, the call service oftheir neighbor and the age oldquestion, “Am I my brotherskeeper?” (Gn 4:9) (From FaithIn Action booklet) The follow-ing are the featured (mini-mum) programs for Life;March for Life, SpecialOlympics and Ultrasound pro-gram. Councils support theMarch for Life by physicallyparticipating and/or help fundyouth groups with travel ex-penses to the annual march inWashington, D.C. Councilswork with Special Olympicsaffiliates on how to best fund,sponsor or volunteer for anevent in their local commu-nity. Ultrasound program issupported by Knights workingtogether to purchase ultra-sound machines for qualifying

pregnancy cen-ters.

These featuredprograms give thecouncil two (2)credit points eachtoward the cov-eted ColumbianAward. The re-quired program isthe Novena forLife. Councils(with their localpastors approval)will promote a

novena, nine days of sustainedprayer, in building up a cul-ture of life in parishes, homesand community. Council par-ticipation is required for qual-ification for the ColumbianAward. Once these programshave been accomplished bythe councils complete formSP-7 and submit to StateDeputy, District Deputy andelectronically to : frater-nalmission@kofc.org.

As Life Director for SouthDakota I am available to as-sist with any questions or con-cerns concerning the Lifeprograms. Please call me at605-391-3407 or email garci-afromsd@rap.midco.net

The Faith in Actionmodel is a realizationof the changing needsof men in the 21stcentury. It seeks tobalance all of our keypriorities with theirs-Faith, Family, Com-munity and Life - andpresent them in a waythat is clear to ourleaders, members andprospective Knights.

Specifically, I wantto address the Faithin Action Family pro-grams. Supreme has desig-nated eight (8) FamilyPrograms - Keep Christ inChristmas, Consecration tothe Holy Family, FamilyFully Alive, Family of theMonth/Year, Family PrayerNight, Family Week, andFood for Families. I am suresome of these programs arefamiliar and some are not.

The Columbian Award Ap-plication (SP-7) requires that

you do four(4) of theseFamily Pro-grams. Theonly re-quired Pro-gram isC o n s e c r a -tion of theHoly Fam-ily. This Pro-gram mustbe com-pleted tosuccessfullycomplete the

(SP-7). If you have any ques-tions in the Family Pro-grams, I am your contact. Myemail and cell phone arelisted at the end of this arti-cle.

My job as the Family Pro-gram Director is to assistany council in completing aFamily Program. To answerany question you may haveregarding activities and howthey comply with Faith in

Action. I am also here to helpyour council complete theSP-7 form. If you have anyexisting program and are notsure if or where it applies tothe SP-7 please give me orany of the directors a call.

Also, once again we will behaving the SPF ticketfundraiser. I am the contactfor this The tickets will bedistributed at the wintermeeting which is the firstweek in December. If anycouncil or assembly wouldlike the tickets sooner pleasecall me and I will get them toyou.

Lastly, I once again en-courage all councils to look atthe Elite Council form onpages 44, 45 & 46 of theforms book. Many councilsdo the activities, they justneed to fill out the form.Vivat Jesus605-228-8108beske@midco.net

Faith In Action Life DirectorErnie Garcia, Rapid City

Faith In Action Family Director -Barry Eske, Aberdeen

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Mitchell Council #1079 hosted a “Breakfast for Life” on June 23to raise money for an Ultra Sound machine and furnish the cri-sis center in Brookings. The Mitchell Council donated $1,756 tothe project.

Ernie GarciaLife Director

Barry EskeFamily Director

The Mitchell Knights of Columbus Council #1079 andCourt Margaret Mary Catholic Daughters of Mitchellgathered for a picnic at Northridge Park on July 11 be-fore their respective monthly meetings. The Knights pro-vided burgers and hot dogs and the Catholic Daughtersbrought salads, desserts and drinks. Approximately 47people were in attendance.

Submissions are welcome for ‘FamilyKnights’ in the Crusader or online.

Submissions arewelcome for

‘Spotlight a Knight’in the Crusader oronline website.

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Being the "new guy" forthe Faith In Action programfor South Dakota, I believea proper starting pointwould be an introductionand background of myself.My name is Patrick McCue,a member of Holy SpiritParish in Sioux Falls, SD.My wife Veronica (Bonnie)and I joined the parish in1994. We are the parents offour children, all of themadults now. September ofthis year will be 30 years ofmarriage. My backgroundwith the church consists ofseveral years of teaching re-ligious education (mostlyConfirmation), participatingin youth mission trips, par-ticipating in youthSEARCH retreats, partici-pation in a parish men'sgroup, helping to organizemen's retreats, a variety ofliturgical roles, and ofcourse, Grand Knight ofCouncil #15748 from 2013to 2015.

Now, with all that saidand behind us, I would liketo talk for a moment aboutone of the Faith In Actionprograms: Spiritual Reflec-tion. In the words of theKofC the purpose of thisprogram is to "Create an-nual opportunities forprayer and reflection as afraternity." But how do wego about that? What does itlook like? Like so manythings in life, we don't wantto re-create the wheel. Ifthere is an existing way togather our brother Knights

together for this purpose,then so be it. Use what al-ready exists.

Spiritual Retreats haveexisted for a long time andtheir purpose is give whatwe are looking for in Spiri-tual Reflection. Over theyears I have taken severalone-day retreats, and asilent 3-day Ignatian Re-treat. There is not enoughroom in this article to de-scribe the transformationsthat I’ve witnessed in my-self and my friends whohave attended. Granted,I’m a bit biased here when Isay these retreats are a“must.” I’ve seen the re-sults.

So, what can we do? Asimple web search will yieldnumerous places that offerretreats. First, I would rec-ommend that you talk withyour parish priest and gethis input regarding whereto go. Second, if you are bituncertain about “jumping inwith both feet” and doing asilent Ignatian Retreat,then perhaps a shorter one-day retreat would be a goodway to start. If you arewithin reasonable drivingdistance of the Broom TreeRetreat Center near Irene,SD, there is a one-day men’sretreat the last weekend ofOctober 2019. Third, if pos-sible, go with someone youknow.

Finally, please under-stand that the Spiritual Re-flection program is requiredfor the Columbian Award.

Faith In ActionFaith Director -Patrick McCue, Sioux Falls

On Sunday, September 8, Mitchell Council #1079 held its annual parish/family picnic at Pat-ton/Young park in Mitchell. The grill masters served burgers, brats and baked beans. The mem-bership provided salads and desserts for those attending; approximately 240. Along with foodand fellowship there was also bean bag competition for those looking for adventure.

Meetings are for reports, notconversation.

Every Knight should have a 30-second speech inthe back of their mind in the event someoneasks what the Knights of Columbus are about.

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The Mitchell Knights of Columbus Council #1079 givesaway two scholarships each year. The Richard MillerScholarship winners for 2019 are Olivia Thompson andDiana Johnson. Each will receive a $500 scholarship fromCouncil #1079 with proof of registration for the semesterbeginning January 2020. Pictured above on left is OliviaThompson with Grand Knight Vince Boddicker and belowon left is Diana Johnson with Vince Boddicker.

Ellis Family Donates Fish FryerFamily members of the late Robert Ellis family gathered August 17 at St. James Parish Com-munity Center in Chamberlain as they were recognized for their donation of a fish fryer to theChamberlain Knights of Columbus Council. The Ellis family was invited to the Knights' sum-mer steak social held that evening. Bob Ellis, a dedicated member of the Chamberlain Knightsof Columbus council for over 35 years, died March 15, 2019. "The Knights always borrowed andBob always offered, use of his fish fryer for our annual Friday Fish Fry during the Lenten sea-son”, said Grand Knight Mark Nesladek. “Arlene Ellis and family graciously donated the fryerto the council in his memory for future use for our fish fries." A plaque was made in recogni-tion of the donation and will be displayed in the Knights' award case at St. James CatholicChurch. In addition to the plaque, an engraved name tag which reads “Donated in Memory ofRobert Ellis” will be placed on the fish fryer. Members of the Ellis family pictured with theplaque include, from left, back, Wendy Kercher, great niece; Bailey Ellis, grandson; RobertaEllis Stevens, daughter; Tina DeHaai, great niece; and Bill Ellis, son, and front, Don Fletcher,Laura Fletcher, niece; Arlene Ellis, wife of the late Robert Ellis, and Eusevia Ellis, daughter-in-law.

“COMMITMENT” Is doing every thing you said you would do, long after the mood yousaid it in, has passed!

How many times do we commit to asking a new Catholic gentleman and don’t fol-low through. We are all afraid to fail. Failure is not possible when we are doing God’swork. We are creating opportunities for others to grow in their Faith, Families andParishes. A chance to put our “Faith in Action”. Schedule an admittance degree todayand “COMMIT” to sharing this great organization with someone new!

I once read, “ When your heart feels the unmistakable tug of deep emotion, yourworld is forever changed. You don’t need to look for the definition of “commitment”it is explained by experience! Share your experience with someone!Vivat Jesus

SD Membership Director Don Wenande - 605-770-0595Council meetings should lastno more than one hour.

South Dakota Knights of Columbus SupportCSS with Proceeds from Their Special ProjectsPictured at the check presentation on July 16, 2019 are fromleft: Theresa Thompson, Phillip Thompson- State Warden, Ger-ald Dvorak - State Deputy, and John Schmit – CSS Develop-ment Director.

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has an opening for a full-time Outpatient Thera-pist.

Master’s Degree and S.D. licenses preferred.Salary DOE. Travel re-quired.

Benefit package in-cludes: Life & Health Ins.Retirement, PPL, etc.

Send resume toCatholic Social Services,

529 Kansas City St.Rapid City, SD 57701

or to css@cssrapidcity.com

Have you ever wondered,“How come we can’t get morepeople to participate in ourgreat events?” Maybe itcould be the event thatseems like a good idea or agood cause has lost its ap-peal to members and theirfamilies. So, with our newprogram model, Faith in Ac-tion, it gives us a chance tocheck our events that we areholding or maybe ones thatwe are not holding to see ifthey need a change.

To find out what would bean event that would be wellattended or a quality pro-gram is not the easiest thingto do, but there are somethings to try. You can try tosend a survey to your mem-bers. This will need to take alittle follow up so that the re-turn of the survey makes itmeaningful. You can also

brainstorm withother membersto come up withsome goodideas. You cancontact any ofthe state mem-bers and we canget you a list ofprograms andevents thathave been per-formed through-out the stateover the years and maybesome of those would fit withyour council.

Whatever you decide to dojust remember that our focusas Knights is to strengthenour faith among the mem-bers and their families. Thisis where our Catholic faithhas been shaken over thepast 40 years and if we don’tcontinue to bring our faith

and our familiesto the forefrontthen who will?The opportunityto bring morefaith based pro-grams to our al-ready outstandingcharitable worksis becoming moreof a well-roundedcouncil. That iswhy the new pro-gram model has

focused on four (4) categoriesrather than six (6) as it wasin the past.

So, continue to look fornew ways to engage moremembers and make personalcontact with them. Don’t ex-pect that a mass email to allof the members is going toget the job done. They areeasily lost, discarded orsometimes not even read.

Many times it takes mul-tiple methods of contact-ing members to make surethey know what is goingon and that they are defi-nitely invited and youwant them to feel part ofthe council.

State Treasurer - Ray Pierson, Sioux Falls

Ray PiersonState Treasurer

Crazy Horse Memorial was the recipient of the 2019 Msgr. William O’Connell Founder’s Award at CSS Annual Meeting Aug. 11.Bishop Paul Swain of Sioux Falls and Archbishop Robert Carlson of St. Louis were program participants. Pictured from left,back row: Julie Oberlander – Chair of the CSS Communications/Development Committee; Susan Raposa – Immediate CSS PastPresident and Honoree; Debbie Johnson and Cassie Ward – Wieseler Family Honorees; Jeanne and Don Wieseler – Order of St.Benedict Honorees; Dr. Sid Goss – Program Participant; and Rollie Noem – Program Participant. Pictured from left front row:Jim Kinyon-CSS Executive Director; Dcn. Fred Tully – Program Participant; Lisa Wesolick – CSS President & MC; Most Rev.Robert Carlson, Archbishop of St. Louis & Keynote Speaker; Most Rev. Paul Swain – Bishop of Sioux Falls and Program Par-ticipant; Joe Dobbs, Monique Ziolkowski and Jadwiga Ziolkowski – Crazy Horse Memorial Founders Award Honorees.

Most of council funds shouldgo toward Charity.

Members of the Fourth Degree Honor Guard lead the pro-cession for the Memorial Mass at the Supreme Conventionwhich was held in Minneapolis, MN from August 6-8, 2019.

Members of the Fourth Degree Honor Guard present for Wednesday’s Mass during the Supreme Convention pose for a group picture afterward. TheSupreme Convention was held in Minneapolis, MN from August 6-8, 2019.

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Delegates and other attendees from South Dakota after one of the business sessions at SupremeConvention which was held in Minneapolis, MN from August 6-8, 2019. Pictured left to right areKurtis Nelson, Dan DeFries, Greg Delaney, Immediate Past State Deputy Thad Liebig, PatrickDanielson, State Deputy Gerald Dvorak, Donne Munson, Ryan DeHaan, State Secretary ScottCunningham, and Supreme Director Paul Lambert.

Recruiting is for tomorrow,not today. Recruiting is ayear-round plan.

Build a Prospect Landing Page (On-line membership)Recruitment: It’s not about us, it’s about themHave good programs to attract current members toattend and prospective membersAlways show a positive attitude - Learn to smile

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Brother Knights,After a great State

Convention andSummer Organiza-tional Meeting, nowit’s time to go towork for the new fis-cal year. As Admin-istrative Assistantand Student LoanDirector I handlethe works of theState Council be-hind the scenes. Many of youdon’t see what I am up to.

At the State Conventionand Summer Meetings manychecks were written and dis-tributed to the DistrictDeputies and your council del-egates. Now is where theproblem comes in. Duringthese meetings there was over$74,000 worth of Tootsie Rollchecks distributed and

$20,000 for SPFcouncil share.Many of thesechecks don’t get towhere they belongand are eventu-ally voided.

Currently thereis over $62,000 ino u t s t a n d i n gchecks. Yes$62,000. It is ashame that after

going through all the effort toraise these funds, that manydo not ever get cashed. I knowwhere many of these checksare. At convention they arestuffed in your conventionbinder and never again seethe light of day. Go back, findyour convention binder, andtake a look. Is there a check inthere?

At the summer meeting a

list of outstanding checks wasgiven to your DD. Check withhim to see if any of yours areon the list. The DistrictDeputies were also given theSPF council share checks; ifyou haven’t received yoursyet, ask him where it’s at.

The 2019-20 Directory andProgram book is out. Your DDhas the password to your suc-cess. Check it out to see if allyour council and assembly in-formation is correct. The StateOfficers and I spent manyhours compiling the informa-tion. If you find a mistakeemail me your corrections sowe can have the most accu-rate information available.Your DD has a printed copyand the current edition is onthe state KC website.Vivat Jesus,

Administrative Assistant - Jim Burdick, Redfield

I would like tothank all Councilswho support ourSeminarians inany way. Remem-ber that withoutour Priests, wewould have no Eu-charist. If yourCouncil would liketo support a Semi-narian, please letme know and I willsend out a listingfor you to choose from. Youneed to show $500.00 ormore to any one Seminarianor religious to qualify forthe RSVP (Refund of Sup-port for Vocations Pro-gram). When you submityour RSVP reports to

S u p r e m e ,please remem-ber to send acopy to me sothat I can coor-dinate these ac-tivities with ourDiocesan Voca-tions Offices.Supreme willthen refund$100.00 to yourCouncil.

I will alsotake your deceased memberreports prior to our annualState Conventions so thesemembers can be recognizedat our Memorial Mass eachyear. Thank you in ad-vance.Vivat Jesus!

State Vocations Director -Mike Jesse, Hartford

The South Dakota Knights of Columbus delegation attending the Supreme Convention in Min-neapolis, MN August 6-8, 2019 were back row from left, Kurtis Nelson, Dan DeFries (delegate),Donne Munson (delegate), Greg Delaney (delegate), Supreme Director Paul Lambert, JulieLambert, Patrick Danielson (delegate), and Scott Cunningham (State Secretary). Middle rowfrom left, Gail Nelson, Debra DeFries, Thad Liebig (Immediate Past State Deputy), Gerald Dvo-rak (State Deputy), Julie Danielson, Allie DeHaan, Ryan DeHaan (delegate), and Lori Cun-ningham. Front row are Tamara Liebig, Fr. DeWayne Kayser (State Chaplain), and LisaDvorak.

Supreme Director Paul Lambert and his wife, Julie, at-tended the Supreme Convention in Minneapolis, MN.

Jim BurdickAdministrative Asst.

Mike JesseVocations Director

Have team attire for degree orcouncil events/projectsGrand Knight report should beno more than 5 minutes

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Greetings brothers. I hopeyou all had a blessed sum-mer with friends and family.I also hope all your TootsieRolls have been delivered toyour councils. I wager mostcouncils have alreadyplanned and publicized howthey will distribute them all.I know some have evenbegan their drives. If we allstart the planning processearly, councils should haveno issues having reports andchecks sent to myself by Jan-uary 31, 2020.

Our state during lastyear’s Intellectual Disabili-ties (Tootsie Roll) fundraiserraised a total of $110,446.This was a tremendous vic-tory for South Dakota Intel-lectual Disabilities. We didnot attain the goal I set of$115,000. We did, still in thelast year alone, after ex-penses, disperse almost$99,000 to local and statecharities for the purpose ofintellectual disabilities. Thisfraternal year, if we surpass$117,000, our new StateDeputy has agreed to showsupport for the great Min-nesota Vikings by wearingtheir jersey. His predecessoralso agreed to such an incen-tive. He wore the jersey sowell he received countlessletters, e-mails, and phonecalls congratulating him onhis choice. While this mayseem like a big jump overlast year’s total, I know wecan do it if we come togetheras a state. This jump repre-sents less than the amountdonated by just one councillast year ($7,284 from Ab-erdeen). If we all get every-thing sent in by January 31,2020, we will have plenty oftime to make sure we obtainthe proper fit for the jersey

that Gerry will proudly wear.And yes, I made sure thatour State Secretary includedthe wager into his notes aspart of the State Convention.

Whether we surpass thisgoal or not, one thing for surethat our State Deputy will dois continue to not only ac-knowledge the triumphs ofSouth Dakota Knights ofColumbus, but also publicize,if not brag, to other jurisdic-tions on our accomplish-ments. All your hard worklast year allowed Gerry tobrag about the just under$99,000 that was given awayafter expenses. Just thinkhow much extra braggingtime Gerry can do if I receiveall checks and paperwork by1/31/2020.

One way to see the accom-plishments of and activitiesfor those with intellectualdisabilities is to follow Spe-cial Olympics South Dakota(SOSD). Their Facebookpage and website(www.sosd.org) is updatedroutinely and will help every-one in the state keep up onwhen and where activitiesare taking place. Theseevents are great for theKnights to support not justfinancially, but also by atten-dance and publicizing. Iwould love to see lots of pic-tures of Knights supportingSpecial Olympics all over ourSouth Dakota Knights ofColumbus Facebook page aswell as at convention in eachdistrict’s display. To betteraccount for our Order’s part-nership with SpecialOlympics, please have eachof your councils fill out the4584 Special Olympics Re-port Form found on KofC.orgwebpage and E-mail it on tofraternalmission@kofc.org.

This report is due January31 of each year, which is per-fect timing as this informa-tion will be readily available.

I would highly suggestwhen your councils do theirfundraising drives, they alsomention what local charitieswill specifically be supported.One of the best ways I havefound to gain support for afundraiser is not only adver-tise ahead of time that theevent will occur, but also ad-vertise what the event willbenefit. That last piece of in-formation gains more sup-port for the fundraiser thananything else can. If yourlocal region where you arefundraising needs one moreincentive, be sure to alert allthe local Vikings fans andadvertise that when we hitour fundraising total, theleader of our jurisdiction willproudly wear the best NFLjersey we can find. Thatshould encourage them to digdeeper into their wallet tohelp their local charities.Our local Yankton division ofSOSD was ecstatic to hearthat 80% of the money raisedwould stay here in Yankton.As a corollary to this, it isvery important that the pa-perwork be submitted, aswell as your check, so yourlocal charities will receivetheir allocation of the fundsraised. It should be sent toGreg Delaney by the 31st dayof January.

One question that rou-tinely, and repeatedly, comesup is “How old is that case ofTootsie rolls sitting in thechurch basement?” I was alsolucky enough to have two fel-low South Dakota Knights dosome research on this topic. Iwill once again forward theirwisdom onto all of you.

The first Knight sharedthat Tootsie Roll Industrieshas a simple way to discernthe age of each case of candy.The code on the side of eachcase contains the manufac-turing date. The code startswith a Letter and 3 Num-bers.

A. First letter specifiesMonth (A = January, L = De-cember)

B. Two numbers specifyDay of Month (01 = 1st, 31 =31st)

C. One number (last Digitof Year) specifies year (6 =2016, 7 = 2017, 8 = 2018)

Any remaining numbers tothe right of the manufactur-ing date refer to shift andmachines for production.

My example case startsD278 which means my casewas born April 27, 2018.

A different fellow Knightfrom the Hartford council(and yes, those who knowhim will attest he is “differ-ent”) has an alternate

method. He determines theage of the tootsie roll by howmany seconds in the mi-crowave it takes to soften.

No matter which agingmethod you use, keep up allyour good deeds and let’swatch our state’s Tootsie Rolldonations hit $117,000. As areminder to all councils be-fore I forget to include thedate in this column, Tootsieroll proceeds are due into meby January 31st with the pa-perwork.Vivat JesusP.S. As a punishment to

myself, if we fall short of our$117,000 mark, I will beforced to wear a maroon jer-sey. I am told there are stillthree brother Knights in thestate that cheer for someteam in Illinois. I have noworries that this alternativewill not occur as I have greatfaith in my brother Knightsthroughout South Dakota.

Intellectual Disabilities & Special Olympics - Greg Delaney, Yankton

New council officers for Bon Homme Council #4002 inTyndall were elected recently. They are pictured from leftto right: Francis Koster, Recorder; Ken Ranek, GrandKnight; Steven Vellek, Treasurer; David Vellek, DistrictDeputy; John Cihak, Deputy Grand Knight; and HubertZimmerman-Financial Secretary.

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Hello, my name is Jor-dyn Hanson, I am thefirst KofC Communica-tions Director for SD. Iam a software engineerfor BIT (State of SD). Ilive in Pierre now, butonly for the last year, be-fore that I lived just southof Sioux Falls. I grew upin the Catholic schoolsfrom 3rd - 12th attendingCathedral the majority ofthe time. My favoriteparish was St. Edwards in WorthingSD. I am a 4th degree Knight andjoined about 14 months ago.

My goal as Communications Directoris to increase our digital footprint, mak-ing internal and external communica-tions seamless, attract new Knightsand show the community what it is theKofC accomplishes.

I can only do so much of this aloneand words only go so far, pictures areengaging and eye catching. That’s whyTwitter limits users to 40 characters. Sothis is where I need YOUR HELP, when

you are out performing yourprograms, get pictures, lots ofpictures, and send them to meat jjhanson1998@gmail.comand I can get in touch with youbetter about what it is we canpost about.

I hope to get an instagramgoing soon enough and getmore engagement at least onFacebook. We tend to have anolder group in the Knightswhich fits Facebook well, andyet with over 8,000 SD

Knights, we have less than 400 follow-ers on there.

I have included the link and a QRcode to both Facebook and Twitter, Idon’t know how much we want to focuson twitter, but I will dabble in it a bitand see where it goes.

If you have any events you want pro-moted, again, let me know and we canget them posted!

Thanks so much for reading all theway to the end, hope to have an updatefor you all next time!Vivat Jesus,

Communications Director -Jordyn Hansen, Pierre

Jordyn HansonCommunications Dir.

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Doug DeffenbaughDistrict Deputy #9

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