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SUPPORT FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS

RECRUITMENT IN OCTOBER At the beginning of this month, councils shouldalready be in the middle of running their CharitableService Outreach Week (Sept. 30th – Oct. 8th).Invite family members, neighbors, co-workers, andcommunity members to participate in a worthwhilecharitable service program. After they witness thegood the Knights can do, remind them of thecouncil’s upcoming Church Recruitment Drive.Held during the weekends of October 7-8 and 14-15, these drives should explain the benefits of joiningthe Knights of Columbus. After the drive, remember the follow-up phase.Assign prospect names to recruiting teams forpersonal follow-up visits. Within 48 hours, eachprospect who completed a Membership Document(#100) or expressed interest in joining should havehad a personal follow-up from a Knight.For complete information on how to conduct asuccessful Church Drive, consult the MembershipRecruitment and Retention Manual (#10237) or visitkofc.org/drive.

“Persecuted Christian Awareness Week” startsNovember 26th. More information will beforthcoming via e-mail and on kofc.org.In the meantime, continue to support the Order’shumanitarian efforts by ordering 5 inch olivewoodcrossesmade by Christian craftsmen in the Holy Land.

CAMPAIGN FOR PEOPLE WITHINTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

One of the most popular and successful programsconducted by local councils benefits people withintellectual disabilities by collecting funds outsidestores and on street corners. In appreciation, thedonor is offered a piece of candy, often a TootsieRoll®. The high visibility of this program has led tothe campaign being referred to as the “Tootsie RollDrive.” While the nickname is understandable, it ismisleading since the Knights of Columbus has noofficial tie to Tootsie Rolls or their manufacturer.Many councils participate in the same fundraisingdrive, but distribute other items. References to thisprogram should highlight the positive aspects of thefundraising and not advertise candy. If councils inyour district conduct this program, it isrecommended that it be promoted as the“Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities.”

IMPORTANT REMINDERSIf councils in your district have a newsletter•or website, have you contributed an article?Have each of the councils in the district held•at least one First Degree exemplification sofar this fraternal year?Are the councils in your district current with•Supreme Council assessments? Failure topay assessments prior to October 10th willresult in the suspension of a council.Have you scheduled a strategy session with•each of the councils in your district?Have you already set the date for your•district’s Mid-Year Membership Meeting?Start planning now.If you have any questions during your term,•please send an e-mail to dd@kofc.org.

NEXT WEBINARThe next webinar on “Council Officer Training” willtake place on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 7:30p.m. Eastern. It will repeat again at 8:30 p.m. Pacifictime. Please visit kofc.org/webinar to register todayor keep an eye out for an invitation in your inbox.Encourage all of the fraternal leaders in your areato attend this webinar!

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NEW COUNCILS INSTITUTED LAST MONTH District DD Name Jurisdiction Council # LocationV93 Tom L. Dumaliang Visayas 16819 Motiong, W. Samar112 Eddie De Leon Texas 16820 Dallas65 John Kubicek Wisconsin 16821 Oak CreekV147 Lope L. Cabalonga Visayas 16822 Poblacion, Tigbauan, IloiloQ18 Roberto L. Layog Mindanao 16823 Purok 2 Sto. Nino, Apopong, G.S.C.G02 Woodrow Apao Mindanao 16824 Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur16 Marcos A. Haddock Colon Puerto Rico 16825 SalinasV141 Alfredo A. Lumacang, Sr. Visayas 16826 Brgy. Aguisan, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental 610814 Gilbert Perez New Mexico 16827 CarlsbadV102 Rufino E. Mengote Visayas 16828 Brgy. Ando Is., Borongan City, Eastern SamarS74 Marianito O. Odiver Luzon South 16829 Gabao, Irosin, SorsogonS05 Miguel N. Pasok Mindanao 16830 Tumampi, Banza, Butuan City138 Gerardo G. Gamposilao Visayas 16831 CHMSC-Binalbagan, Negros Occidental104 Michael D. Ramos California 16832 PasadenaV38 Nestor M. Abad Visayas 16833 Biabas, Ubay, Bohol5 Matthew Stevens Montana 16834 Columbus / Absarokeen/a New Jersey 16835 Jersey City5 Gary Zalesny Illinois 16836 Niles

2018 MARCH FOR LIFE/WALK FOR LIFE EVENTS

The annual March for Life will be held on Friday, January19, 2018 in Washington, D.C. The event will be held inobservance of the 45th anniversary of the U.S. SupremeCourt’s infamous Roe v. Wade abortion decision. Thispast January Vice President Mike Pence spoke to thecrowd at the pre-march rally. Knights from throughout thenation are encouraged to participate in the march alongwith their families, brother Knights and other parishioners.For March for Life information, call 202-234-3300 or visitmarchforlife.org.Knights on the West Coast can join pro-life events in LosAngeles at OneLife LA (onelifela.org) and the Walk forLife San Diego (sandiegowalkforlife.org), both onSaturday, January 20th, and in San Francisco at the 14thannual Walk for Life -West Coast (walkforlifewc.com) onSaturday, January 27th. Check the March for Life websitefor information on dozens of other regional, state andlocal marches being held throughout the country. If thereisn’t one near you, perhaps your council could start one!Philippine Knights hold Marches for Life in variouslocations throughout the country. These events are heldin late February and early March. Check with state orlocal councils for march for life dates and locations. In Canada, the National March for Life in Ottawa will beheld on Thursday, May 10, 2018. For information on theNational March, as well as times and locations ofprovincial marches, go to campaignlifecoalition.com. Council participation in, or sponsorship of, a qualifyingMarch for Life or Walk for Life event fulfills all four of theCulture of Life activities requirements on the ColumbianAward application (#SP-7). In order to qualify, councilsmust involve a minimum of 100 Knights/family members.Councils needing “Choose Life” signs for their contingentmay order them by emailing a contact’s name, address,council number, telephone number, and the exactnumber of signs needed (in English, French or Spanish)to william.obrien@kofc.org.

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Jurisdiction, District # DD Name Star / All StarAlabama - 8 Joseph Ching, Jr. Star DistrictAlberta - 12 Bradley W. Medernach Star DistrictAlberta - 13 Manuel E. Ibasco Star DistrictAlberta - 26 Salvatore Ficaccio Star DistrictAlberta - 27 Roone T. Learmont Star DistrictArizona - 9 Kenneth A. White All Star DistrictArizona - 12 Ronald M. Stevens Star DistrictArizona - 14 Charles G. Guillaume Star DistrictArizona - 24 Gary L. De Clue Star DistrictBritish Columbia - 4 Edgar D. Nacar Star DistrictBritish Columbia - 5 Jacek Walkowicz All Star DistrictBritish Columbia - 16 Ely G. Abecia Star DistrictBritish Columbia - 28 Richard L. Aloysius Star DistrictCalifornia - 16 Hector C. Poblete Star DistrictCalifornia - 32 Anthony P. Colombo Star DistrictCalifornia - 39 Dennis P. Valerio Star DistrictCalifornia - 45 Art Londos Star DistrictCalifornia - 46 Ronald M. Ytem All Star DistrictCalifornia - 47 David A. Reynolds Star DistrictCalifornia - 61 Daniel J. Anderson Star DistrictCalifornia - 66 William R. Frank Star DistrictCalifornia - 73 Rodolpho Casias Star DistrictCalifornia - 76 Guadalupe N. Arredondo Star DistrictCalifornia - 85 Brother José G. Toledo Star DistrictCalifornia - 86 Vladimir F. Rivera Star DistrictCalifornia - 87 William De Castro Star DistrictCalifornia - 89 Rolando P. Castillo Star DistrictCalifornia - 97 Robert A. Kalowes Star DistrictCalifornia - 109 Thomas H. Quintana II Star DistrictCalifornia - 110 Ricardo B. Flores Star DistrictCalifornia - 112 William A. Davey All Star DistrictCalifornia - 116 Barry G. Crawley Star DistrictCalifornia - 119 Leonard J. Castillo Star DistrictCalifornia - 120 Abraham James Star DistrictCalifornia - 125 David D. Hoth Star DistrictCalifornia - 138 Daniel E. Dischner Star DistrictCalifornia - 139 Arnelio E. Gallardo Star DistrictCalifornia - 140 William J. Uberti Star DistrictCalifornia - 145 Thomas J. Davis Star DistrictCalifornia - 147 Jesus N. Ramirez Star DistrictCalifornia - 149 Michael Bordwell Star DistrictCalifornia - 150 Gary L. Hayes Star DistrictColorado - 33 Thomas F. Faulhaber Star DistrictColorado - 34 Michael P. Kavanagh Star DistrictColorado - 38 Christopher H. Tornow Star DistrictConnecticut - 11 Joseph C. Rahtelli Star DistrictDelaware - 5 Ralph Sena, Jr. Star DistrictFlorida - 1 Norbert J. Karczewski III Star DistrictFlorida - 2 Murphy L. Greene Star DistrictFlorida - 10 Charles F. Belinski Star DistrictFlorida - 22 John F. Hennessy Star DistrictFlorida - 23 John Simes Star DistrictFlorida - 24 Luis R. Guzman Star DistrictFlorida - 30 Vincent P. Modeen Star DistrictFlorida - 31 Vincent J. De Maio Star DistrictFlorida - 36 Thomas J. Wozniak Star DistrictFlorida - 39 William R. Teska Star DistrictFlorida - 50 Christopher G. Treston Star DistrictFlorida - 52 John C. Wojtyna All Star DistrictFlorida - 54 Kellmis J. Fernandez Star DistrictFlorida - 62 Ben C. Farnsworth Star DistrictFlorida - 66 William F. Sodan Star DistrictFlorida - 67 Louis A. Ortiz Star DistrictFlorida - 75 Michael Compitiello Star DistrictFlorida - 84 James A. Buzzella, Sr. Star DistrictGeorgia - 5 Joseph F. Hiner Star DistrictGeorgia - 11 Michael B. MacDonald Star DistrictGeorgia - 13 Thomas A. Albers Star DistrictGeorgia - 15 Gregory L. Bohling Star DistrictGeorgia - 16 Angelo M. Sampon Star DistrictGeorgia - 17 Paul J. Zock Star DistrictGeorgia - 23 Walter J. Marcis Star DistrictGeorgia - 24 Timothy M. McCarthy Star DistrictHawaii - 1 Rolando L. Juanillo Star DistrictIdaho - 1 George L. Mesina Star DistrictIdaho - 4 Spencer C. Uhl Star DistrictIllinois - 3 Leroy P. Dziewulski Star DistrictIllinois - 6 Robert D. Fallon Star DistrictIllinois - 45 Gregory A. Schuring Star DistrictIndiana - 14 Edward T. Waldschmidt Star DistrictIowa - 1 John H. Hawf Star DistrictIowa - 30 Isaac V. Doucette Star District Iowa - 33 Bernard R. Nie Star DistrictIowa - 38 Refugio Ceniceros Star DistrictIowa - 53 Adam B. Bormann All Star DistrictKansas - 4 Carl N. Schuetz Star DistrictKansas - 11 Joseph E. James Star DistrictKansas - 18 Kevin S. Oneslager Star DistrictKansas - 34 Eric J. Sevart Star DistrictManitoba - 22 Mark E. Desjardins Star DistrictMaryland - 9 Stephen J. Bayliff Star DistrictMaryland - 11 Charles J. Hayes Star DistrictMaryland - 32 Richard E. Callender, Jr. Star DistrictMassachusetts - 5 Donald A. Darcy All Star District

Star District and All Star District are the highest awards that a district deputy can aspire to duringa fraternal year. In order to win Star District, a district deputy’s district must meet its membershipand insurance quotas that appear at the bottom of the District Deputy Report, and in addition, atleast one of his councils must attain one of the levels of Star Council. For the All Star DistrictAward, the same requirements apply for Star District with the exception that all active councils asof July 1st, must attain at least one or more levels of Star Council, with a minimum of threecouncils. Here are the winners for insurance territories for the 2016-2017 fraternal year:

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AwardJurisdiction, District # DD Name Star / All StarMichigan - 11 Timothy J. Dunning Star DistrictMichigan - 47 Anthony G. Fecker Star DistrictMichigan - 41 James R. Highfield Star DistrictMinnesota - 16 Dennis D. Boeckers Star DistrictMinnesota - 57 George A. Sonnen Star DistrictMississippi - 2 Dennis L. Fink Star DistrictMississippi - 9 Charles J. Heim, Sr. All Star DistrictMissouri - 14 Gregory L. Elsey All Star DistrictMissouri - 56 Roger W. Hulett Star DistrictNebraska - 2 Michael T. Leick Star DistrictNebraska - 4 Stephen A. Little Star DistrictNebraska - 10 Rodney E. Middagh Star DistrictNebraska - 15 Kenneth F. Prokop Star DistrictNebraska - 16 Doyle L. Stevens Star DistrictNebraska - 35 Glen R. Kampschneider Star DistrictNebraska - 39 Joseph W. Keaschall Star DistrictNebraska - 42 Chris B. Kreikemeier Star DistrictNevada - 3 Gary L. Butori Star DistrictNevada - 8 Meynard A. Infantado Star DistrictNevada - 9 Raymond A. Troik, Jr. Star DistrictNevada - 13 Charles P. Reifsnyder Star DistrictNew Hampshire - 4 Donald D. Brown Star DistrictNew Jersey - 26 Jeffrey D. Bourne Star DistrictNew Jersey - 54 Matthew R. Gagnon Star DistrictNew Mexico - 1 Anthony J. Salazar Star DistrictNew Mexico - 8 Paul M. Benoit Star DistrictNew Mexico - 13 Richard L. Archuleta Star DistrictNew Mexico - 16 Robert V. Sedillo Star DistrictNew York - 90 Anthony Angotti All Star DistrictNorth Carolina - 17 Timothy G. Kelley Star DistrictNorth Carolina - 29 Brian K. Daneker Star DistrictNorth Dakota - 19 Michael J. Matejcek Star DistrictOhio - 15 Robert C. Lagemann All Star DistrictOhio - 33 Thomas J. Buehner Star DistrictOhio - 41 Robin K. De Santos Star DistrictOhio - 55 Ronald H. Ginnetti All Star DistrictOklahoma - 4 Christopher E. King All Star DistrictOklahoma - 6 Mark T. West Star DistrictOklahoma - 9 Steven E. Rose Star DistrictOklahoma - 11 Vernon G. Christian Star DistrictOntario - 41 Denis J. LaSalle Star DistrictOntario - 105 Kevin P. Smith All Star DistrictOregon - 2 Randy E. Paden Star DistrictOregon - 6 Robert J. Thomas, Jr. Star DistrictOregon - 17 Duane L. Morris Star DistrictOregon - 20 Steven J. Lichtman Star DistrictPennsylvania - 37 Gilman R. Ouellette Star DistrictPennsylvania - 65 David R. Simms Star DistrictPuerto Rico - 13 Luis A. Mercado-Pacheco Star DistrictPuerto Rico - 16 Marcos Haddock-Colón Star DistrictQuebec - 48 Normand Pelletier All Star DistrictQuebec - 54 Pierre Thomas Star DistrictQuebec - 106 Patrice Breton Star DistrictRhode Island - 1 Philip J. Shea III Star DistrictSaskatchewan - 1 Gerald D. Seidle Star DistrictSouth Carolina - 15 Theron Simpson, Jr. All Star DistrictSouth Dakota - 2 Daniel D. Dwire Star DistrictSouth Dakota - 11 Collin K. Newton Star DistrictSouth Dakota - 17 Phillip V. Thompson Star DistrictTennessee - 1 David J. Zwissler Star DistrictTennessee - 9 Mark V. Holmes Star DistrictTennessee - 10 William E. Corbitt Star DistrictTennessee - 11 James A. Stanley Star DistrictTennessee - 12 Jake A. Woods Star DistrictTennessee - 15 Richard K. Powell Star DistrictTennessee - 18 Timothy W. Brown Star DistrictTennessee - 19 Luis A Crespo, Sr. Star DistrictTexas - 3 Arthur Aguirre, Sr. All Star DistrictTexas - 19 David G. Tomlin Star DistrictTexas - 25 Joe M. Govea Star DistrictTexas - 29 William J. Mechura Star DistrictTexas - 37 Noverto M. Gonzales Star DistrictTexas - 49 Thomas A. Krueger Star DistrictTexas - 66 Robert J. Miller Star DistrictTexas - 71 Felipe S. Sanchez Star DistrictTexas - 89 Philip S. Nieto Star DistrictTexas - 101 Edward J. Diaz Star DistrictTexas - 103 Mike J. Courtney Star DistrictTexas - 104 Reed A. Fontenot III Star DistrictTexas - 106 Thomas C. Fuller Star DistrictTexas - 137 Darrel J. Vidrine Star DistrictTexas - 174 Jesse Lopez, Jr. Star DistrictTexas - 207 Oscar A. Prieto-Armendariz Star DistrictTexas - 210 Rene S. Rodriguez Star DistrictTexas - 211 Michael J. Murphy Star DistrictTexas - 221 Roman M. Estrada Star DistrictTexas - 223 Jeffrey D. Lander Star DistrictVirginia - 5 Kenneth M. Kyle Star DistrictVirginia - 23 Kevin P. Parry Star DistrictVirginia - 29 Thomas J. Galvin Star DistrictWashington - 15 Stephen G. Schweyen Star DistrictWest Virginia - 6 Thomas R. Eades III Star DistrictWisconsin - 47 John P. Huttenhoff Star DistrictWisconsin - 72 Norbert J. Dekeuster, Jr. All Star District