Join Us Now “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” Phillippians 4:9 Worthy State Deputy, State Officers, Past State Deputies, Major Directors, Diocesan Deputies, Assistant Diocesan Deputies, District Deputies, Grand Knights, Financial Secretaries & General Agents:As we are quickly approaching the halfway point of the Fraternal Year, how are we doing with our Fraternal Benefit Events? There are a few opportunities this month. Two in English, One in Spanish. Check out the links below. Also the Mid-Year Meeting is coming up quickly. Do you have any topics that you would like me to cover in our Breakout Sessions. Shoot me an email and I will try and get it covered for you. Email Chad! Upcoming Fraternal Benefit Events  Knights of Columbus is hosting two educational webinars this November, “Smart Steps to Take Now for Your Retirement.”Sign up today to learn more about: Sources of retirement income Making sense of RMDsDistribution strategies November 5, 2025, 7:00-7:30 PM ET: https://tinyurl.com/Nov5Retirement November 12, 2025, 7:00 – 7:30 PM PT: https://tinyurl.com/Nov12Retirement  We are excited to announce the upcoming Virtual Spanish Fraternal Benefit Event, which will take place on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 8:00 PM EST. Event Details:Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025Time: 8:00 PM EDT | 7:00 PM CDT | 5:00 PM PDTLanguage: Spanish w/English subtitlesWe are honored to have Jose Lebron-Sanabria and Jesus Guerrero-Paquette as guest speakers. They will present on “Getting to Know the Fraternal Programs and the Benefits of Our Membership,” offering valuable insights to strengthen engagement and growth. Conociendo los Programas Fraternales y los Benficios de Nuestra Membresia How to Find Fraternal Training That’s Right For You Visit kofc.org/training to find online training for state, council, district and assembly officers, as well as important instruction for handling Operations (including Administration, Finances and Forms), Growth & Retention, and Programs & Engagement. We recently added 6 new topics for District Deputies and 9 new topics for Grand Knights. District Deputy: District Administration District Reports District Communications Managing District Growth District Meetings Road to Star District Grand Knight: Administration Interacting with the District Deputy and Field Agent The Road to Star Council Communications Managing Growth Safe Environment Program Delegation Managing Programs Working with Your Pastor Not sure which training is right for you? Go to our helpful list of Suggested Training by Office to find out what is recommended for your officer position. Training is reviewed on a continuing basis, so you will always get the most up-to-date information. Best of all, these on-demand sessions are available to view at any time, on your own schedule, and the average length of each session is only 30 minutes! We Want to See What You Are Doing! If you have a unique program that your council has done or an event coming up. We want to know about it and share it with the rest of the Texas State Family. We need you to go to www.tkofc.org and submit a story. We have made it super simple. All you need to do is fill out the form and attach a couple of high resolution pictures. This is all we need to share your successful programs on our website and social media. Here’s the direct link to Submit Your Stories & Events. Financial Secretary Training Diocesan Deputies, make sure you are reaching out to your Financial Secretary Trainers for your live In-Person Training. Let try and get these completed as soon as possible. Please take advantage of this team, as they are here to help you! Here is the contact information for each of the Trainers. So far, I am hearing the trainings are going well. Austin and San Antonio – Peter Donahoe, Jr. El Paso, San Angelo – David Solis Beaumont, Tyler – Ed Juno Galveston-Houston, Victoria – Jerry Geigerich Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Laredo – Michael Murphy Dallas, Fort Worth– Victor Garza Lubbock, Amarillo – Steven Webb Social Media Texas State Council Website Texas State Council Facebook page Texas State Council X page Texas State Council Instagram page Texas State Council YouTube Vivat Jesus! Chad M. Sandwell ETC Director Texas State Council Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email      Ron Alonzo State Deputy 1033 La Posada Dr. Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78752 Call +1 512-442-1492 Talk To Us |
