“A New Council at Resurrection?”

 
Rumors; they seem to fascinate us and undoubtedly, they always get our attention.  The difficult part is getting to the truth.  Rumors are counterproductive and do a lot of damage.  Since the number of phone calls to our Financial Secretary and I have become overwhelming, let’s put some of those to rest.
 
At this point, I can say that there is a rumored proposal to stand up a new Knights of Columbus Council at Resurrection.  I do not know who this request is actually coming from since I have not been formally notified by the resident Pastor (currently out of the country), nor our District Deputy.  In fact, speaking to the District Deputy (July 25, 2018 meeting), he has not been notified by the Pastor either.  As soon as I hear it officially, I will let you know.
 
A new council at Resurrection is not an official Knights of Columbus initiative at this point.  The current council’s Grand Knight, me, would normally be notified of the request to start a new council by the Round-Table coordinator or the District Deputy, when requested by the Pastor.  The Resurrection Round-Table coordinator is Ralph Mosley and he has not notified me of any request and neither has the District Deputy.  Whether I agree, or not, is not relevant, so please do not put words in my mouth.  The decision to form a new council is a Pastoral decision and if confirmed, it will be respected and honored: no exceptions.
 
If this rumor is true, then what does a “new” council at Resurrection mean to us at Council 4727.  Well, from everything I have read from Supreme, and their New Council Development Guidelines, the following directly pertains to us:
 

• First of all, our Council is not “splitting.” A new Council is being created.
• We would remain as Council 4727 supporting Christ the King parish. 
• We would retain all of our members regardless of what church they attend unless they personally “request” a formal transfer.  Per Supremes’ guidelines “in order to form a new council, 30 new members for the new council must be recruited.  This includes new members, former members, and transfers, although transfers should be held to a minimum.” 
• No one should be trying to force you to transfer, it is a personal choice and when the time comes, you can either stay or request a transfer.
• If you do decide to transfer to a new council, your dues at the new council will be adjusted to reflect what you have paid at our council (pro-rated).  We will assist you in making sure the transition is as painless as possible.  
• At this point, any requests for you to transfer are inappropriate and in poor taste, since the District Deputy has not started a “new council process.”
• We will retain all of our financial and physical assets.   Again, we are not splitting our council.  Our written agreement with the ACA remains in effect until 2036 unless our council is suspended, dissolved or otherwise no longer exists - which is not occurring. 
• All council activities/finances in support of Resurrection Catholic Church would become the responsibility of the new Council and would be removed from our budget and calendar of events.
• Keep in mind that we will continue to support Resurrection until such time a new council at Resurrection is formed or I get notification from the Pastor or District Deputy to officially stop our support. 

 
Until the District Deputy acts on a formal request from the Pastor, assesses the feasibility of the request, and new council steps are officially begun, there is no action required of anyone in our council.
 
Let me make this perfectly clear:  if anyone from our council harasses you about transferring notify me immediately.  That type of action will not be tolerated nor will we tolerate anyone trying to force you to move. 
 
I ask that you pray for our council, that our families and friendships are not disrupted by the formation of the new council, should it occur.  We are Knights. I expect all of us to be civil and remember we will support our Church, or Families and our Country. 

 
 
Vivat Jesus,
Nick Klepac

Brothers and sisters,

I received a call from our District Deputy and he confirmed that Father Peter wants his own K of C council at Resurrection.  We will honor his request and let the State and District Deputy take it for action.

As I stated earlier, we will continue to support Resurrection until we are told to stop by the DD.

Also, to clear up any confusion.  Steve Bell, PGK will continue as our 2 year Trustee until the new council is officially chartered and our Formation Degree (2nd) Captain. I also assigned him as the Resurrection Round-Table Coordinator per Father Peter and DD's request.  He will provide us a report on progress during our monthly Business Meetings.

Again, if you confused or want to know what is going on, please don't pass on rumors, come see me, call me, or send me a text/email.  Rumors can be harmful.

As we get more information I will pass it to all.

Vivat Jesus,