Member's Page

Council business is demanding but need not be burdensome. Periodically, reports must be completed and forms must be filled out. This page provides a comprehensive listing of available documents. Most of the information on the page will be of little interest to visitors. Prospective members may gain additional insight into what we do.

Knights of Columbus Insurance

Our local insurance agent is Tom DeChant Jr. his phone number is (440) 567-0035 - e-mail. Read complete information about the insurance program on the Supreme Council site.

Archived Ragan Reports

The Ragan Report is a monthly publication prepared by Mike Moore. He has reformatted them as PDF files for on-line viewing and printing. The Adobe PDF reader is required and may be obtained from Adobe. Reports may be downloaded from the archive:

Ragan Report Archive
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2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Business forms and reports:

  1. Info For New Members of Fr. Ragan Council
  2. 2010 Annual Report from Supreme Knight
  3. Comprehensive Compendium of Forms from Supreme Council
  4. Official Membership Application
  5. Foundation Ohio Sales Tax Exemption Form
  6. Small Hall Rental Contract
  7. Large Hall Rental Contract
  8. Columbian Hall Brochure
  9. Request For Hall Use by K of C
  10. Surge With Service Brochure
  11. Reasons to Join Brochure
  12. Report Due Dates

Officer Handbooks:

Father Ragan Charitable Foundation

Members of Fr. Ragan Council 3269 Knights of Columbus founded the Father Ragan Charitable Foundation in 1995. It is a non-profit corporation of the State of Ohio and has tax-exempt status under IRS Code 501 (c) 3. This means donations are deductable under IRS rules.

Since inception, the foundation has distributed over $750,000.00 to area churches, schools and other charitable needs in the area. The primary benefactors of this money are the four primary parishes that comprise our council, including the churches, their schools and in the case of Holy Spirit, the PSR program. Money is also used for scholarships, Avon Lake High School K of C Wrestling Tournament and the annual Knights of Columbus Senior's Dinner.

As a member of Father Ragan Council you are, by default, a voting member of the Charitable Foundation. You are welcome to join in at the meetings and discussion of how funds are distributed. Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month and, if needed, on the 4th Thursday. Both start at 7:30 pm in the hall's meeting room. All of the support provided by the Foundation is the result of hard work by dedicated volunteers using various fundraisers, the most important of which is bingo. Currently, the Foundation operates two bingo nights weekly. Ohio Pet Placement sponsors Wednesday while the Friday night bingo is operated by the Foundation itself. In order to continue its charitable mission the Foundation must continue to increase the number of volunteers who help at bingo (our largest contributor of funds) and increase hall rental income.

We have identified a number of repair and improvement needs for the hall and its users.

To accomplish these ends and continue the benevolent work in our community the Foundation is looking for volunteers to help in various capacities. If you are able or if you know of someone who would like to join in this highly rewarding group effort please contact Foundation President Vic Sedivec at 440-748-9400 (home) 440-366-2442 (work) or e-mail Vic.


Grand Knight's Monthly Message
 
 
Avon, Ohio
September,  2010
 

 As the summer winds down, our Council busy season is upon us.

 The next couple of months will see us host 1st (September 9th) and 2nd degrees (October 21st), our annual Clambake (October 3rd) a family weekend with the dedication of the Blessed Mother Statue (October 23rd), the annual Memorial Mass (Special Date Wednesday November 3rd), and our annual Turkey Raffle (November 13th). These events are a lot of work, and a lot of fun. Plan to attend, and support our Council and the four Parishes we support.

 Last month we learned that Fr Paschal Petcavage would be leaving our area. He has received permission to transfer from the Benedictine order to the Congregation of The Fathers of St Joseph. His service to our council and our 4th degree assembly over the years has earned him our respect, and our friendship. He will be greatly missed. We wish him well.

 I continue to owe thanks to the Geezer Group for picking up the slack around the Council. In addition to the constant fixing and cleaning up around the Hall, when word of Fr Paschal leaving was announced, they jumped to action. First, they arranged a farewell party for Father then took him out and bought him a very nice farewell gift. Thank you all very much.

Vivat Jesus

John Hricovec
John Hricovec
440-242-7894
jthric@msn.com

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