District Deputy ReminderOctober 2012

Let us hear from you. Use the Supreme Council mail box for district deputies: dd@kofc.org.

Respect Life Month

October is Respect Life Month. It is a good time toshare with your councils the “In support of a Culture ofLife” resolution passed unanimously on Aug. 9, by del-egates to the 130th Annual Supreme Council Meetingin Anaheim, CA. The text follows:w Whereas, the Knights of Columbus has a deep

and historic commitment to oppose any govern-mental action or policy that promotes abortion,embryonic stem-cell research, human cloning, eu-thanasia, assisted suicide, and other offensesagainst life and that we continue to speak out toour elected representatives about the need toenact legislation to oppose these practices and toprotect human life in all its stages; and

w Whereas,the Order supports programs that pro-vide women facing crisis pregnancies with alterna-tives to abortion, including adoption, and that wesupport projects that provide spiritual support tothose women suffering from the traumatic emo-tional and psychological aftereffects of abortion;and

w Whereas, we reaffirm our commitment to buildinga “culture of life” by promoting policies that favorthe family, and by recognizing that it is withinstrong and healthy families that moral values aretaught and that the spiritual heritage of the nationis transmitted;

w Now therefore be it resolved, that we call for theadoption of laws that recognize and protect in lawthe right of conscience for doctors, nurses, phar-macists and other medical personnel, guarantee-ing that they may not be forced to provide medicalservices which violate their religious beliefs, andwe insist on similar protection for Catholic hospi-tals; and

w Further resolved, that the Knights of Columbus willcontinue to uphold the traditional teaching of theChurch concerning the death penalty as explainedin the Catechism of the Catholic Church and by thelate Pope John Paul II in Evangelium Vitae; and

w Further resolved, that we reaffirm our long-stand-ing policy of not inviting to any Knights of Colum-bus event, persons, especially public officials or

candidates for public office, who do not supportthe legal protection of unborn children, or whoadvocate the legalization of assisted suicide oreuthanasia, and of prohibiting such persons fromrenting or otherwise using facilities over which wehave control, or speaking at Knights of Columbusevents, or bestowing on them honors or privilegesof our Order of any kind, or inviting them to serveas honorary chairpersons of events, celebrations,or committees, or to hold any office in the Knightsof Columbus; and

w Further resolved, that we once again commit our-selves to praying the rosary frequently, to fastingand to doing penance in reparation for the evilsperpetrated against the gift of life and that weseek the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,who herself said “yes” to life, to intercede on ourbehalf for the establishment of a “culture of life.”

Semi-Annual Audit

Remind your councils that the Semi-Annual CouncilAudit (#1295 -1) covering the period from July 1through Dec. 31, 2012, is due to be filed with theSupreme Office by Feb. 15, 2013. Failure to have twoconsecutive council audits on file at the Supreme Of-

October 2012

Halloween31

10 Suspension of Councils for Nonpayment of SupremeCouncil Assessments

Thanksgiving Day (Canada)8

8 Columbus Day (USA)

One Member, Per Council, Per Month

By the end of this month each of yourcouncils should have

five new members. Do they?

The Power of One

fice results in the council losing the bonding theSupreme Council provides for the financial secretaryand treasurer.Remember, too, that each district deputy is respon-

sible for making certain that the accounts of thecouncils in his district are kept in accordance with thelaws of the Order. Schedule appointments to inspectthe books, vouchers and accounts of each council inyour district. Report your findings for the period ofJuly 1-Dec. 30, 2012, on the District Deputy Semi-Annual Report on Council Status (#944A) for eachcouncil in your district. The report is to be submittedto the Supreme Office by Dec. 31, 2012.

Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest

Urge your councils to take part in the Knights ofColumbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest. Thisyear the theme is: “The Importance of Religious Lib-erty.”The essay contest is open to all Catholic students

from 8th through12th grade in public, private,parochial or home schools. Participants are asked towrite an essay of 500 to 700 words. In August and September councils should contact

schools seeking their cooperation with the contest. A

suggested timetable may be found at kofc.org/essay.Check with your state council for deadlines in yourarea. Also essay kits should be ordered. The form, EA-

KIT, is available online at kofc.org/forms or see theorder form in the Council Report Forms Booklet(#1436). For more information call Ed Wezenski inthe Fraternal Services Department at (203) 752-4625. E-mail: aaron.ferguson@kofc.org.

Ordering Supplies

A district deputy wishing to order supplies shoulddo so through the financial secretary of his council orthrough the state council. The order must be placedusing a Requisition Form (#1) which must be signedby the grand knight of financial secretary of yourcouncil. To charge supply orders to a state councilaccount the district deputy must have the prior ap-proval of the state deputy.All orders will be charged for shipping costs even if

they contain no charge items. Videos/DVDs can beobtained by contacting the Department of FraternalServices. There is a shipping and handling chargeassociated with videos/DVDs.Please order materials at least one month prior to

the required delivery date.

New Councils and Circles

District DD Name Jurisdiction Council Location

B87 Alfred Samado Luzon 15552 Kilong, Sagada, Mt ProvinceB42 Mario Balmaceda Luzon 15553 Licuan, AbraN35 Manuel Cabungcal Luzon 15554 Commonwealth, Quezon City10 Vicente Yee B Mexico NW 15555 Nuevo Casas Grandes61 Leonard Sanchez California 15556 Orange Cove11 David Herrmann Illinois 15557 ChicagoB88 Edwin Dincog Luzon 15558 Hingyon, IfugaoB35 Felipe Mendoza Luzon 15559 Poblacion, Mariveles, BataanB35 Felipe Mendoza Luzon 15560 Lamao, Limay, Bataan8 Tomasz Wawrzkowicz Poland 15561 Sedziszow Malopolski108 Jesus T. Deferia Visayas 15562 Brgy Daga Cadiz City100 Alvin Gonzales Visayas 15563 Llorente E Samar4 Herme De Vera British Columbia 15564 Vancouver5 Juan Jose Gonzalez Castillo Mexico NE 15565 Rio Bravo District DD Name Jurisdiction Círcle Location

14 Michael Lesperance Massachusetts 5600 SuttonB33 Dante N Macaibay Luzon 5601 Bagac BataanA12 Charlie P Maghanoy Luzon 5602 San Mateo Rizal