December 2017 To the Members of the Knights of Peter Claver and Knights of Peter Claver, Ladies Auxiliary, Please find enclosed the information for the 2018 Texas State Conference in Dallas, Texas from May 4 thru May 6, 2018 at the beautiful Omni Park West Hotel. Each Conference is irreplaceable as the memories of families and friends come together. Although we gather and leave as friends, it is very important that you send delegation to represent a voice for your Council and Court. We implore you to exercise your right to vote in the election of your Board of Directors for 2018 to 2020 Texas State Council and Texas State Court. It is our sincere hope that you take advantage of this opportunity to participate in the election of individuals that will continue to improve our great organization. As Clavers, we have a responsibility to be outstanding examples in showing charity to human kind. Let s demonstrate our efforts during the Mickey Leland Food Drive, our Veterans Service Project, and in our support of our priests and parishes that we are truly doing God s work here on earth. Let us all pray that our meetings at the 2018 State Conference will be productive and enjoyable, and that our conference set the standard for all future State and District Conferences. We pray that God will guide us to a successful 2018 State Conference and year. We look forward to seeing each of you at the Conference. Yours in Claverism Brother Nicholas Cormier, Ed.D. President Texas State Council Texas State Conference Lady Keema L. Jones President Texas State Court Texas State Conference
TEXAS STATE COUNCIL CONFERENCE CHECKLIST ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED: March 31, 2018 Please mail the below documents to the Texas State Council Conference President: Brother Dr. Nick Cormier c/o 2018 Texas State Conference 10211 Ivy Jade Schertz, Texas 78154 [ ] 2018 Texas State Conference Registration (COPY) [ ] The George Mickey Leland Food Drive Form (due April 21, 2018) [ ] Annual Charitable Service Hours [ ] Veterans Service Project Form [ ] KPC 100 Club Grant Request Forms Please mail the below documents to the Texas State Council Conference Financial Secretary: Brother Darrill Volair c/o 2018 Texas State Conference 15110 Beechnut Street Houston, Texas 77083 [ ] 2018 Texas State Conference Registration (ORIGINAL) [ ] 2018 Conference Souvenir Booklet Donation [ ] 2018 Ticket Purchase for the Annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet Please mail the below documents to the Texas State Council Conference 1 st Vice President: Brother Gurvis Chevis, III c/o 2018 Texas State Conference 8125 Washington Blvd. Beaumont, Texas 77707 [ ] Names of Deceased Members of the Subordinate Councils (Period of May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018)
TEXAS STATE COURT CONFERENCE CHECKLIST ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED: March 31, 2018 Please mail the below documents to the Texas State Court Conference President: Lady Keema L. Jones c/o 2018 Texas State Conference 3018 Ashton Park Drive Pearland, Texas 77584-1269 [ ] 2018 Texas State Conference Registration (COPY) [ ] The George Mickey Leland Food Drive (due April 21, 2018) [ ] Annual Charitable Service Hours [ ] Veterans Service Project Form [ ] KPC 100 Club Grant Request Forms Please mail the below documents to the Texas State Court Conference Financial Secretary: Lady Valarie Hall - Christian c/o 2018 Texas State Conference 3617 Avenue O Galveston, Texas 77550 [ ] 2018 Texas State Conference Registration (ORIGINAL) [ ] 2018 Conference Souvenir Booklet Donation [ ] 2018 Ticket Purchase for the Annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet Please mail the below documents to the Texas State Court Conference Vice President: Lady Andrenette Chevis c/o 2018 Texas State Conference 8125 Washington Blvd. Beaumont, Texas 77707 [ ] Names of Deceased Members of the Subordinate Courts (Period of May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018)
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION The cost of registration for each person in attendance participating in the 88 th Annual Texas State Conference will be $100.00. REGISTRATION MUST BE POST MARKED BY THE DEADLINE OF MARCH 31, 2018. THE REGISTRATION PACKAGE INCLUDES 1 Ticket to the Banquet on Saturday Evening 1 Ticket to the Breakfast on Sunday Morning 1 Conference Bag 1 Conference Badge for Attendance into the Plenary Sessions There will be NO ONSITE REGISTRATION. Subordinate Unit checks, cashier s checks or money orders are the only acceptable forms of payment that will be accepted. Any subordinate unit check that is returned for Non-Sufficient funds, the unit will be asked to remit a cashier s check plus an additional $50.00 Non-Sufficient funds fee. CONFERENCE LODGING The Texas State Conference has committed our conference lodging to be arranged by the Omni Dallas Hotel Park West, located near the vibrant Las Colinas Business District, and only 10 minutes from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Members and guests planning to reside in the conference hotel must make their own reservations by calling toll free 1-800-THE-OMNI or by copying the below link and placing into your web portal. Please make sure to identify The Knights of Peter Claver as the group/event when making your reservations. All group attendees will be responsible for their own room, tax and incidental charges. Omni Park West Hotel 1590 LBJ Freeway Dallas, Texas 75234 Telephone: 972.869.4300 https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/dallas-park-west/meetings/knights-of-peter-claver-and-ladiesauxiliary-texas-state-district The group rate for a Single/Double/Triple/Quad is $125.00 and is subject to applicable taxes. The Hotel check-in time is 3:00 pm; check-out is 12:00 pm. All guests arriving before 3:00 pm will be accommodated as rooms become available. Self-parking is complimentary, and the current overnight valet rate is $14.00.
CONFERENCE SOUVENIR BOOK Our Conference Souvenir Book is a distinctive publication of the individuality of each Council and Court. Each year, we work to illustrate who our subordinate units are and feature their accomplishments in a nice pictorial display. Use this book as an opportunity to market your individual subordinate units of activities in the community, youth participation and parish involvement, WE WANT TO SEE YOU. Out of 33 Courts and 31 Councils in the State of Texas, historically, only half purchase an advertisement in our booklet, some individually and some are jointly. This year, WE encourage each subordinate unit to purchase a full-page advertisement AND share with us how your unit is participating in the church and community. If you have future events that you wish to advertise, use this tool as an advertisement mechanism. Please email your advertisements to the following address: tscsouvenirbook@gmail.com. WE WANT TO SEE YOU!! The Souvenir Book price options are listed below and space is going fast as our marketing team is pounding the pavement on soliciting advertisements. (See Pages )
SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET Becoming a priest or a man or woman religious is not primarily our own decision.... Rather it is the response to a call and to a call of love. 1 The Texas State Conference Scholarship has a responsibility in supporting and assisting our churches in promoting, supporting, and educating about the Church s pastoral needs and concerns for the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life. As we continue to pray for vocations in our communities, we must also be prepared to assist financially, those seeking the call. The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character that is the goal of true education. 2 A student who has the aspiration to enroll in a Technical Institute of Higher Learning, this organization must continue to provide ongoing financial support. The tickets for the Scholarship and Awards Banquet are $40.00 per person. WE ask that if you will not be able to attend the banquet, that you consider donating the cost directly to the scholarship curriculum. The earnings generated from the sale of each ticket operates our scholarship program. Please make all charitable donations by check or money order payable: KPC TSC Scholarship The Scholarship Banquet will be Friday, May 4, 2018 and will begin at 8pm. 1 Pope Francis, Address to Seminarians and Novices, July 6, 2013 2 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Purpose of Education written January - February 1947, written in the campus newspaper, the Maroon Tiger, Morehouse College
CHARITABLE SERVICES George Mickey Leland was America s most effective spokesman for hungry people in the United States and throughout the world. The Texas State Conference has named this project after this dedicated individual as he worked endlessly to solve the problems of domestic and international hunger and malnutrition. 3 We respectfully request that each Council, Court including your Junior Divisions, JOINTLY, submit the amount of monetary donations along with the amount of non-perishable items that will be contributed to the Annual George Mickey Leland Food Drive. The event should be scheduled on Saturday, March 24, 2018. TEXAS KPC 100 CLUB The birth of the Texas KPC 100 Club began by. With the purpose of strongly soliciting charitable grant requests and Religious Vocational Scholarship Requests by December, a maximum of $10,000 can be awarded for grants. A religious vocational scholarship, which is a one-time funding in the amount of $4,000 can be requested and if approved, $1,000 per annum will be distributed over the next four years. Currently, the Texas KPC 100 Club has over 1200 members and is ALWAYS accepting new membership. The goal is to ensure each Knight and Lady, within the state of Texas, become a member so that we can continue to perform the spiritual and corporal works of mercy in the name of our patron, Peter Claver. 3 University of Houston, Hobby Center for Public Policy Mickey Leland Biography
VETERANS SERVICE PROJECT During the 2016 Texas State Conference, the idea was finally envisioned to involve the men and women, who are currently serving and who have served our country, to develop a project, for those veterans, who are also members of our Noble Order. We encourage each subordinate unit to perform at least one project during the year in honor of our Veterans, to let them know that their sacrifice for this country was not and will not be taken lightly. We shall honor our veterans by planning and participating in a project that simply says, Thank You.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION STATUS (Check all that apply) Unit No. UNIT NAME Knight Lady Clergy Guest Current State Officer Current Nat l Officer PARTICIPATION IN THE LITURGY (Check all that apply) National Officer (Present or Past) 4 th Degree Honor Guard Papal Medalist Concelebrant Deacon LAST NAME FIRST NAME OFFICE/TITLE ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP TELEPHONE EMERGENCY CONTACT EMERGENCY CONTACT TELEPHONE EMAIL ADDRESS ARE YOU AN EMERGING LEADER? ARE YOU A PHYSICIAN OR A IS THIS YOUR FIRST CONFERENCE? NURSE? Yes No Physician Nurse N/A Yes No Conference Registration Fee is $ 100 Per Participant Only payments in the form of a subordinate unit check, cashier s check or a money order will be accepted. Personal checks will be returned. Payments are made to: 2018 KPC Texas State Conference MAIL COURT PAYMENTS AND REGISTRATION FORM TO: Valarie Hall-Christian C/O 2018 Texas State Conference 3617 Avenue O Galveston, Texas 77550 Conference Registration Fee is $ 100 Per Participant Only payments in the form of a subordinate unit check, cashier s check or a money order will be accepted. Personal checks will be returned. Payments are made to: 2018 KPC Texas State Conference MAIL COUNCIL PAYMENTS AND REGISTRATION FORM TO: Darril Volair C/O 2018 Texas State Conference 15110 Beechnut Houston, Texas 77083 COPY of Registration Form Mailed to Conference President COPY of Registration Form Mailed to Conference President CANCELLATION POLICY All cancellations, substitutions, and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing postmarked by May 1, 2018. Registrants who are unable to attend the conference must mail a written notice of cancellation or refund request to the 2018 Texas State Conference at the address provided for the Court and Council. Requests postmarked after MAY 1, 2018 will not be considered. REFUND CHECKS TO SUBORDINATE UNITS WILL BE ISSUED AFTER THE CONFERENCE.
Dear Friends, December 2017 The Knights of Peter Claver, Inc. is the largest historically African-American Catholic lay organization in the United States. The order is named for St. Peter Claver, the Spanish Priest who ministered to African slaves. Please support the Knights of Peter Claver, Inc and the Knights of Peter Claver, Ladies Auxiliary on their 2018 Conference. The advertisements from this booklet symbolizes the foundation and growth that each subordinate unit represents each year. We are very appreciative of your kind support as we take this opportunity to embody further our goals and objectives. Name: Company/Affiliation: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: Type of Advertisement: Check No: $$: Please make your donations payable Texas State Conference and in the memo line, note the 2018 Souvenir Booklet Please email your advertisements to the following email address of tscsouvenirbook@gmail.com. By sending your advertisements here, we are ensuring the print quality to the printers is as close to the original advertisement. We THANK YOU for your PATRONAGE
VETERANS SERVICE PROJECT We encourage each subordinate unit to perform at least one project during the year in honor of our Veterans. Description of the Veterans Service Project: Council Name: Council Number: Court Name: Court Number: Grand Knight Grand Lady Financial Secretary Financial Secretary
GEORGE MICKEY LELAND FOOD DRIVE Then the righteous will answer him and say, Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you? And the king will say to them in reply, Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me. Matthew 25: 37-40 donation provided to: Address: City: Phone: ( ) - Amount Collected Donation in: Lbs. Monetary Donation: $ Name of Council and/court: Cn/Ct. No: City: Zip: Printed Name of Grand Knight Printed Name of Financial Secretary Printed Name of Grand Lady Printed Name of Financial Secretary
CHARITABLE SERVICES May 2017 through April 2018 Throughout the year, each subordinate unit schedule charitable service that benefits the community, mankind and the dignity of all humanity, however, some are not documented. Please take the time and complete this form to make us, the conference, aware of what service was performed. Charitable hours of service during this reporting period are: Hours Charitable financial contributions made during this reporting period are $ Council Name: Council Number: Court Name: Court Number: Grand Knight Grand Lady Financial Secretary Financial Secretary
MEMORIAL MASS CELEBRATION On Saturday, May 5, 2018, the conference membership will celebrate its annual Memorial Mass, the praise and thanksgiving to God for the gift of life which has now been returned to God, the author of life and the hope of the just. We respectfully ask that each Council and Court provide the names of those who have been granted eternal life from May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018. Council. / Court Name: Council / Court No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.