Hispanic Initiative Meeting - Feb 8
2025-02-08 08:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | St. Mary of Carmel Catholic Church, 2900 Vilbig Rd, Dallas, TX, 75212, United States
Hispanic Initiative Meeting – Feb 8
Below is the agenda for our upcoming Hispanic Initiative meeting on Saturday, February 8. The meeting will be held at St. Mary of Carmel, 2900 Vilbig Rd, Dallas TX 75212. Emphasis of the meeting will be in addressing Safe Environment training and Fraternal Benefits Events for our Spanish-speaking councils and Brothers.

Registration & Breakfast 7:30am-8:30am
Welcome, Opening Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Introductions 8:30am
Diocesan Highlights and Priorities … Mike Courtney
Diocese of Dallas Safe Environment … Jorge Ruiz
Fraternal Benefits Events… John Regan
American Wheelchair Mission… Ricardo Guzman-Hefferan
Council Development

Council Meetings … Freddy Rodriguez
Council Financial Processes / FS Training … Nick Flores

Open Discussion
Closing Remarks and Prayer

Reunión de la Iniciativa Hispana – 8 de febrero
A continuación se muestra la agenda de nuestra próxima reunión de Iniciativa Hispana el sábado 8 de febrero. La reunión se llevará a cabo en St. Mary of Carmel, 2900 Vilbig Rd, Dallas TX 75212. El énfasis de la reunión será el ambiente seguro y los eventos de beneficios fraternales para nuestros consejos y hermanos de habla hispana.

Registro y desayuno 7:30 am-8:30 am
Bienvenida, oración de apertura, juramento a la bandera, presentaciones 8:30 am
Aspectos destacados y prioridades diocesanas … Mike Courtney
Ambiente seguro de la diócesis de Dallas … Jorge Ruiz
Eventos de beneficios fraternales… John Regan
Misión americana en silla de ruedas… Ricardo Guzman-Hefferan
Desarrollo del consejo

Reuniones del consejo … Freddy Rodríguez
Procesos financieros del consejo / Capacitación de FS … Nick Flores

Discusión abierta
Comentarios de cierre y oración

BJPL THIRD TEXAS DISTRICT FOURTH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION
2025-02-08 09:30 - 18:00 | Prince of Peace Catholic Community, 5100 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX, 75093-5007, United States
Knights of Columbus
Patriotic Degree
4th Degree Exemplification
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Our Lady of Guadalupe Province

Location:
Prince of Peace Catholic Parish
5100 Plano Parkway West
Plano, Tx 75093

SK Kevin M McGillis
District Master
3rd Texas District
Exemplification Is dedicated to:
Richard Ernest “Dick” Leyendecker
Assembly 3642

Available Documents:
Trifold 11-26-2024 R8 FINAL PDF
Reservation Form R7 Final PDF
Form 4 with blanks for email & cell Access 12-14

KofC District Free Throw Championship
2025-02-08 14:30 - 17:30 | St. Joseph Catholic Church, 600 S Jupiter Rd, Richardson, TX, 75081, United States
Knights of Columbus District Free Throw Championship
The District championship will be held at St. Joseph Catholic High School 600 S Jupiter Rd, Richardson, TX 75081 on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
Registration will begin at 2:30pm. The event will last from 3:00pm-5:30pm.

Once the competition for an age group has been completed, no late arrivals can be accommodated.
Once all age groups have finished, we will go into the awards ceremony.

We will have a need for Brother Knights to assist in running the contest. They must be SEP cleared.

CUF Exemplification in Dallas at Council 18262
2025-02-09 12:30, 2025-03-09 12:30 | Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 3826 Gilbert Ave, Dallas, TX, 75219, United States
CUF Exemplification in Dallas at Holy Trinity Council 18262
The Knights of Columbus welcomes new members into the order with an “Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity“ ceremony.
The Holy Trinity Council # 18262 will hold a CUF Exemplification at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Dallas. The ceremony will begin after the 11:00 AM mass in Trinity Hall which is in the basement of the church. Holy Trinity Catholic Church is located at 3826 Gilbert Avenue in Dallas.
To register candidates contact CUF Degree Team Captain Michael Emanuel at emicha8@vt.edu.
Candidates are asked to arrive by 12:15 PM for the ceremony which will start at 12:30 PM.
Suggested dress code:
Button down shirt, slacks and sport coat; suit and tie optional.

DDC Zoom Meeting
2025-02-12 18:30 - 19:30 | TX
DDC Zoom Meeting
Discussion Topics:

Spring DDC Meeting
Budget Update
DDC Liability Insurance
Two Pending Ads for the Chapter
Safe Environment Program
DDC Website -Updates

St. Valentine's Day
2025-02-14 | TX
Saint Valentine’s Day

CUF Exemplification in Kaufman at Council 11721
2025-02-16 15:30, 2025-03-16 15:30 | St. Ann Catholic Church, 806 N Washington St, Kaufman, TX, 75142, United States
CUF Exemplification in Kaufman at Council 11721
I am the District Deputy for our Supreme and State Council. I want to welcome you to joining the Knights of Columbus. We will be having a Charity, Unity, Fraternity (CUF) Exemplification at St Ann Church in Kaufman, Texas. I look forward to meeting you and your family at this ceremony that will make you a Third Degree Knight.
Candidates should arrive by 3:30 PM and the Exemplification ceremony will start at 4:00 PM. The ceremony should be over at 4:45 PM and refreshments will be available in the Hall. If you have candidates attending please have them let you know how many family members will be attending with them.
Fraternally Yours,
SK Robert Repka DISTRICT DEPUTY DISTRICT 107

President's Day
2025-02-17 | TX
President’s Day

CUF Exemplification in Plano at Council 11716
2025-02-17 19:00 | Prince of Peace Catholic Community, 5100 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX, 75093-5007, United States
CUF Exemplification in Plano at Council 11716 – Prince of Peace
The Knights of Columbus welcomes new members into the order with an “Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity“ ceremony.
Candidates and guests encouraged to arrive 30 minutes before the posted ceremony time.
Suggested dress code:
Button down shirt, slacks and sport coat; suit and tie optional.

CUF Exemplification - Frisco Council 12480
2025-02-19 18:30 - 20:30 | St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church – Frisco, 8000 Eldorado Pkwy, Frisco, TX, 75033, United States
CUF Exemplification Frisco Council 12480
Council 12480 will host a CUF Exemplification ceremony at 6:30 PM at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Frisco in the Church chapel.
Address is 8000 Eldorado Parkway, Frisco Texas 75033.
Please contact DGK Tom May – 214-223-4600 and RealtorTomMay@gmail.com.

CUF Exemplification Council 799 Dallas
2025-02-20 19:30 - 21:00 | The KayCee Club, 10110 Shoreview Rd, Dallas, TX, 75238, United States
CUF Exemplification Council 799 Dallas
Council 799 will host a CUF Exemplification ceremony at 7:30 PM on February 20th 2025
at the KayCee Club – Council 799 10110 Shoreview Road Dallas TX 75238
Please contact Geoff Pink, 210-364-3873, membershipkc799@gmail.com, or Jim Hale, 972-885-8440, fs.council799@gmail.com

Fourth Degree’s 125th anniversary Celebration!
2025-02-22 | St. Patrick’s Cathedral NYC, 5th Ave, New York, NY, 10022, United States
Fourth Degree’s 125th anniversary Celebration!
You’re invited to a celebration commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Fourth Degree.
Join us Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City as we:

Conduct the revised Exemplification of the Fourth Degree exemplification
Attend Mass concelebrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, and Archbishop William Lori, our Worthy Supreme Chaplain and archbishop of Baltimore
Dedicate a new statue of Blessed Michael McGivney
Continue the celebration with a banquet at the New York Hilton Midtown

Sign up now!
This milestone day is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the Fourth Degree if you haven’t already.
For current Fourth Degree members, it’s an equally exciting chance to renew your dedication to the Catholic virtue of patriotism.
Visit the registration page for more details and to sign up today!
Sign up now!
We can’t wait to see you at this historic event!
Fraternally,
Knights of Columbus
P.S. If you want to join the Fourth Degree but can’t travel to New York, you can join locally — contact a Fourth Degree assembly!

Special Olympics of Texas Area 10 Basketball Competition
2025-02-22 11:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-04 09:00 - 13:30, 2025-03-10 09:00 - 2025-03-12 13:30, 2025-03-18 09:00 - 13:30 | TX
SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF TEXAS
AREA 10 BASKETBALL COMPETITION
Brothers, thank you for your strong commitment and support of Special Olympics. I hope that you will be able to help us with the upcoming basketball events. We will need extra help on Feb 22 because 3 locations are being used.
Saturday, Feb 22; Basketball Tournament
Three sites in Grand Prairie (Exact locations TBD)
Shift #1: 11AM – 2:30PM Shift #2: 2:00PM – 6PM
15 Men needed per shift
Tues Mar 4, Mon Mar 10, Tues Mar 11, Wed Mar 12 – North Basketball Skills
Stephen G. Terrel Rec Center
1680 W. Exchange Pkwy
Allen, TX 75013
Two award areas. One shift: 9:00AM – 1:30 PM 12 men needed each day
Tues, Mar 18 – South Basketball Skills
Cedar Hill High School
1 Longhorn Drive Cedar Hill, TX 75104-3740
One award area. One shift: 9:00AM – 1:30 PM 6 men needed
This event will be handled by Council 8157 (Jim Kowalski)
THE KNIGHTS WILL HANDLE THE PRESENTATION OF THE AWARDS TO THE ATHLETES.
Assisting the athletes is entertaining and worthwhile as well as a very rewarding experience.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SAFE ENVIRONMENT GUIDELINES:
We have been informed by the Knights of Columbus Safe Environment Chair all members of the Knights of Columbus and their family members are encouraged to assist with the upcoming Special Olympics events. All volunteers that do assist should be Safe Environment cleared; otherwise, they will be paired with a volunteer that has been cleared. Non-Catholic volunteers are welcome to assist with the presentation of awards and will be paired with a volunteer that has been safe environment cleared.
This event will be another enjoyable and rewarding experience and can be used as one of the service programs toward your Star Council and Wings Awards.
Please contact me at 972-740-7309 or philcoup1@gmail.com as soon as possible and let me know which dates/shifts you can work. Thank you to those of you have already contacted me. No need to do so again. Thanks in advance from all the Special Olympics athletes, their families and the Special Olympics staff.
Also, FYI, I have attached the updated schedule of our KofC Special Olympics events for the rest of this year. New changes are highlighted in red.
Fraternally,
Phil Coup, KofC Special Olympics Coordinator for Dallas Diocese
philcoup1@gmail.com

CUF Exemplification Council 12300 in Wylie at St. Anthony's
2025-02-22 19:00 | St. Anthony Catholic Church – Wylie, 404 N Ballard Ave, Wylie, TX, 75098, United States
CUF Exemplification in Wylie at St. Anthony Council 12300
The Knights of Columbus welcomes new members into the order with an “Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity“ ceremony.
Candidates are asked to arrive 30 minutes before the ceremony starts.
Suggested dress code:
Button down shirt, slacks and sport coat; suit and tie optional.

KofC Free Diocesan Throw Championship
2025-02-23 11:30 - 15:00 | Bishop Dunne Catholic School, 3900 Rugged, Dallas, TX, 75224, United States
Knights of Columbus Diocesan Free Throw Championship
DD Kebran Alexander of District 109 is our main point of contact and the championship will be held at Bishop Dunne Catholic School in Dallas on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
Registration will begin at 11:30am. The event will last from noon-3pm.
Once the competition for an age group has been completed, no late arrivals can be accommodated.
Once all age groups have finished, we will go into the awards ceremony.

Participant Information

Don’t be late!!! Registration will occur from 11:30am-12:30pm.
The free throw competition begins promptly at 12:45pm.
All participants must have the current, valid form for this year’s competition. Birth date that counts provides the age as of January 1, 2025. Once birth date has been verified, please write “BD VERIFIED” on the top right corner of the form (Please make sure that contact information for the parent on the form is legible).
Age groups will be scheduled once we have identified the number of participants from each group who are present and signed in by 12:30pm.
All winners will advance to the K of C State Free Throw Competition on March 8, 2025 at Ed White Middle School in San Antonio, TX. The formal notification for those advancing will be sent by email.

Once the competition for an age group has been completed, no late arrivals can be accommodated.
Once all age groups have finished, we will go into the awards ceremony after tabulation of results.

Knights Information
We will have a need for Brother Knights to assist in running the contest. They must be SE cleared (please bring and wear your SE badge from your parish). Please provide names and Council numbers for volunteering brother Knights (volunteer credit).
If the DD will not be present, please identify a brother Knight who will serve as the representative from your district who will bring the valid forms for the participants (or master list of District Participants advancing) and/or assist with the tournament, as needed. This information can be emailed to me at Kebran_Alexander@hotmail.com no later than 5pm February 22nd.
For the Knights who are assisting:

Set Up at 11:00am
Registration will begin at 11:30am.
The event will last from approximately noon-3pm.

Help us to minimize confusion with the parents and participants by emphasizing the need to be on time in order to be considerate of all who will be involved.

If anyone has any questions, please (have them) call me directly at 301-404-1269.
Vivat Jesus!!!
SK Kebran Alexander
DD #109
Coordinator
Dallas Diocese Free Throw Competition

CUF Exemplification at 13520 All Saints
2025-02-25 18:30 - 20:00 | All Saints Catholic Church, 5231 Meadowcreek Dr, Dallas, TX, 75248, United States
CUF Exemplification at 13520 All Saints
CUF exemplification in the sanctuary. Candidates should arrive at 6:30 pm for a 7:00 pm ceremony.
Please bring a degree kit.
Contact Pat Haney or Michael Greene.

Safe Environment Program Training
2025-02-27 19:00 - 20:30 | TX
Safe Environment Program Training
DDC SEP Virtual training meeting / Webinar
Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM Central Time
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID:
993 0215 6626
Passcode:
[REDACTED]
The Dallas Diocese Chapter of the Knights of Columbus is providing Safe Environment Program Training for all brother knights who are active in council and parish activities but are not members of a parish ministry.

SK Chuck Johnson PGK
Dallas Diocese Chapter (DDC) Training Director
214-886-7774
mrchuckj@gmail.com
https://www.kofcdallas.org/

CUF Exemplification at Council 15033 - Mater Dei Latin Mass Community Parish in Irving
2025-03-02 15:00 - 16:30 | Mater Dei, 2030 E State Hwy 356, Irving, TX, 75060, United States
The Knights of Columbus welcomes new members into the order with a First, Second, Third Degree Exemplification of Charity, Unity and Fraternity.
Candidates and guests are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes before the posted ceremony time.
Suggested dress code:
Button-down shirt, slacks and sport coat; suit and tie optional.
Schedule:
3pm – Candidates Arrive
3:30p – Exemplification Ceremony
Mater Dei Knights of Columbus Council #15033
Regnare Christum Volumus!
Viva Cristo Rey!
Vivat Jesus!
Andy Wallace, Grand Knight

Ash Wednesday
2025-03-05 | TX

KofC State Free Throw Championship
2025-03-08 07:30 - 15:00 | Ed White Middle School, 7800 Midcrown Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78218, United States
Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Championship
The state championship will be held at
Ed White Middle School
7800 Midcrown Drive
San Antonio, TX 78218
on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Registration will begin at 7:30am. The event starts at 8:00am.

Once the competition for an age group has been completed, no late arrivals can be accommodated.
Once all age groups have finished, we will go into the awards ceremony.

Capacitación de Ambiente Seguro en español
2025-03-09 18:00 - 19:30 | San Juan Diego Catholic Church, 10919 Royal Haven Ln, Dallas, TX, 75229, United States
Programa de Ambiente Seguro DDC SEP
Capacitación en español
DDC Safe Environment Training in Spanish – live in person

El Programa de Ambiente Seguro de Caballeros de Colón DDC SEP protege a los niños y otras personas vulnerables
Nuestro nuevo programa es un camino alternativo a la certificación para los Caballeros que no están certificados a través de su parroquia.

Domingo 9 de marzo de 2025
6:00–7:30 p. m.
Capacitadores
SK Jorge Ruiz, vicepresidente del DDC
Sistemas SEP
214-215-8451
admin@kofcdallas.org
SK Chuck Johnson PGK
Director de capacitación del Consejo de la Diócesis de Dallas (DDC)
214-886-7774
mrchuckj@gmail.com
Ubicación
San Juan Diego Catholic Parish
10919 Royal Haven Dallas, TX 75229

CUF Ceremony at St. Jude Council 11293 in Allen
2025-03-12 19:00 | St. Jude Catholic Church, 1515 N. Greenville Avenue, Allen, TX, 75002, United States
CUF Ceremony at St. Jude Council 11293 in Allen
CUF ceremony at St. Jude Council 11293 in Allen, Texas. Address of the Church is 1515 N Greenville Ave. Allen, TX.
Registration will begin at 7 PM in the Narthex of the church, ceremony to follow at 7:30.
Inquiries can be directed to Mike Steffens at: mbsteff13@gmail.com.

St Patrick's Day
2025-03-17 | TX
St Patrick’s Day

CUF Exemplification in Plano at Council 7850
2025-03-17 19:00 | St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Community, 2700 W Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX, 75023, United States
CUF Exemplification in Plano at Council 7850 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The Knights of Columbus welcomes new members into the order with an “Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity“ ceremony.
Time: Arrive 7 pm for registration, Ceremony starts at 7:30 pm
Location: St Elizabeth Ann Seton Faith Formation Chapel, 3100 W Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75023

Suggested dress code:
Button down shirt, slacks and sport coat; suit and tie optional.

CUF Exemplification in Plano at Council 6065 en Español
2025-03-17 19:30 | St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church, 1201 Alma Dr, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
Ejemplificación de CUF en Plano en el Consejo 6065
Caballeros de Colón da la bienvenida a los nuevos miembros de la orden con una ceremonia de “Ejemplificación de la caridad, la unidad y la fraternidad”.
Se anima a los candidatos e invitados a llegar 30 minutos antes de la hora anunciada para la ceremonia.
Código de vestimenta sugerido:
Camisa abotonada, pantalones y chaqueta deportiva; traje y corbata opcionales.

CUF Exemplification in Plano at Council 6065
The Knights of Columbus welcomes new members into the order with an “Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity“ ceremony.
Candidates and guests encouraged to arrive 30 minutes before the posted ceremony time.
Suggested dress code:
Button down shirt, slacks and sport coat; suit and tie optional.
