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“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<\/strong>
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.\u00a0
Email Chad!<\/a>
\u200aUpcoming Fraternal Benefit Events<\/strong>\"\"
Knights of Columbus is hosting two educational webinars this November, \u201cSmart Steps to Take Now for Your Retirement.\u201dSign up today to learn more about:<\/strong> Sources of retirement income Making sense of RMDsDistribution strategies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
November 5, 2025, 7:00-7:30 PM ET: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Nov5Retirement<\/a>
November 12, 2025, 7:00 \u2013 7:30 PM PT: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Nov12Retirement<\/a>\"\"
We are excited to announce the upcoming\u00a0Virtual Spanish<\/strong>\u00a0Fraternal Benefit Event<\/strong>, which will take place on\u00a0Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 8:00 PM EST<\/strong>.
Event Details:Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Tuesday, November 18, 2025Time:<\/strong>\u00a08:00 PM EDT | 7:00 PM CDT | 5:00 PM PDTLanguage:<\/strong>\u00a0Spanish\u00a0w\/English subtitles<\/strong>We are honored to have\u00a0Jose Lebron-Sanabria<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jesus Guerrero-Paquette<\/strong>\u00a0as guest speakers. They will present on\u00a0\u201cGetting to Know the Fraternal Programs and the Benefits of Our Membership,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>offering valuable insights to strengthen engagement and growth.\u00a0Conociendo los Programas Fraternales y los Benficios de Nuestra Membresia<\/a>
\u200aHow to Find Fraternal Training That’s Right For You<\/strong> Visit\u00a0kofc.org\/training<\/a>\u00a0to 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:<\/strong>
District Administration<\/a>\u00a0District Reports<\/a>\u00a0District Communications<\/a>
Managing District Growth<\/a>\u00a0District Meetings<\/a>\u00a0Road to Star District<\/a>
Grand Knight:<\/strong>
Administration<\/a>\u00a0Interacting with the District Deputy and Field Agent<\/a>
The Road to Star Council<\/a>\u00a0Communications<\/a>\u00a0Managing Growth<\/a>
Safe Environment Program<\/a>\u00a0Delegation<\/a>\u00a0Managing Programs<\/a>
Working with Your Pastor<\/a>
Not sure which training is right for you? Go to our helpful list of\u00a0<\/strong>Suggested Training by Office<\/a>\u00a0to 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!\u200a We Want to See What You Are Doing!<\/strong> 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\u00a0www.tkofc.org<\/a>\u00a0and 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\u00a0Submit Your Stories & Events<\/a>.

Financial Secretary Training<\/strong>\u200aDiocesan 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 \u2013\u00a0Peter Donahoe, Jr.<\/a>
El Paso, San Angelo \u2013\u00a0David Solis<\/a>
Beaumont, Tyler \u2013\u00a0Ed Juno<\/a>
Galveston-Houston, Victoria \u2013\u00a0Jerry Geigerich<\/a>
Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Laredo \u2013\u00a0Michael Murphy<\/a>
Dallas, Fort Worth\u2013\u00a0Victor Garza<\/a>
Lubbock, Amarillo \u2013\u00a0Steven Webb<\/a>
Social Media<\/strong> <\/a>
Texas State Council Website<\/a>\u00a0
<\/strong>Texas State Council Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0
<\/strong>Texas State Council X page<\/a>\u00a0
<\/strong>Texas State Council Instagram page<\/a>
<\/strong>Texas State Council YouTube<\/a>

Vivat Jesus!
Chad M. Sandwell<\/a>
ETC Director Texas State Council
<\/a>Share This Email<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>Share This Email<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>Share This Email<\/a>\u200a\"\"\"\"\u200a\"\"\"\"\"\"
Ron Alonzo
State Deputy<\/strong>
1033 La Posada Dr. Suite 100
Austin, Texas 78752
Call +1 512-442-1492
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