State Deputy Messages

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: September 19, 2022 

Worthy Brother Knights,

Earlier this month I attended the State Camporee at Camp Fatima and had a great time.  I even had time for an hour’s fishing off the dock and caught a smallmouth bass.  The cribbage tournament was won by Jim Preisendorfer’s wife Patricia. The kids who attended also had a great time with a multitude of events.  We had a total of 140 people who participated and according to Ron Metevier, we raised $2,404.06 for Workday 2023.  Thanks to all who participated, thanks to all the volunteers who helped in the kitchen, assisted and supervised at the rifle range, lifeguard at the beach, bingo workers and especially to Ron and Nancy Metevier for their organizational skills.  Regrettably, Ron is stepping down as the Workday/Camporee Chairman and we need a replacement.  We also need a new Tootsie Roll Chairman.  Anyone desiring to help by taking on one of these positions should contact me.  Remember also the Eucharistic Revival on September 24, 2022, we need your attendance.

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: September 05, 2022 

Worthy Brother Knights,

We have one more month to go in regard to Supremes’ incentive for the First Quarter.  Remember, Supreme is giving to jurisdictions $7.00 for each new member joined between July 1 through September 30.  The New Hampshire State Council will increase that amount to $14.00 and give it to the councils for their hard work.  On October 1, 2022, the NH State Council will be holding their annual State Scholarship Dinner (formally known as the State Ball), where we will be giving out scholarships to four students and one seminarian.  The event will be held at St Joseph Cathedral in Manchester,  come join us and support our youth.  We are also looking forward to seeing you at the Monthly Rosary held on the fourth Thursday of every month, check the State Website to register for all of these.

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: August 21, 2022 

Worthy Brother Knights,

On September 24th at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, formerly the Meadowbrook, in Gilford, NH the Diocese is holding a Diocesan Eucharistic Revival. The day will include a Holy Mass, Eucharistic Procession, Eucharistic Preacher, Diocesan Holy Hour and the Sacrament of Confession will be available. I am requesting assistance from councils and assemblies in helping to help host this event. The Fourth Degree is already assembling an Honor Guard for the day, but we need members to work the entrance. We need ticket checkers at the entrance. Doors open at 8:00 am so you would need to be there for 7:00 am. Contact Faith Director James Preisendorfer (603) 224-9514 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to volunteer. Remember, this counts towards council Faith Activities.

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: August 7, 2022 

Worthy Brother Knights,

Supreme Convention in Nashville, Tennessee is over and was well represented with over 1,800 members attending from all over. Members from Ukraine, Poland, Philippines, Mexico, Canada and the US were in attendance. There were over ninety Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops and priests in attendance. The Supreme Convention Welcome Concert was held in the Grand Olde Opry House and opened with the Hillbilly Thomists (a band of Friars of the Order of Preachers) followed by a celebration of the accomplishments over the past fraternal year and closed with a performance by Craig Morgan. Yoju may see highlights of the convention at the KofC.org website.

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: July 24, 2022 

Worthy Brother Knights,

To assist councils to get started this year, we have some incentives for you all. Supreme during the first quarter, July 1 to September 30, 2022, Supreme will pay the jurisdiction $7.00 per new member. The State Council will match that and pay councils $14.00 for every new member during that time period based on the Star Tracker Report from Supreme as of October 1st. Additionally, the State Council for the period of July 1 to December 31, 2022, will award $500.00 to the TOP TEN councils who achieve 75% or better of their quota as of January 1, 2023. College councils are in their own contest and will not be part of their District goals. College councils who achieve 300% of their quota during the July – December time frame will be receive an incentive of $500.00. The TOP THREE District Deputies who achieve 75% or better of their District goal as of January 1, 2023 will receive $1,000.00. As previously stated, awards will be based on the Star Tracker Report from Supreme at the end of the incentive period. Good luck to you all and let’s get started. 

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: July 17, 2022 (this is a repeat from last week as no new message was submitted)

Worthy Brother Knights,

At our convention this year we did not present any awards due to time constraints and our wives were not present.  We have consistently made presentation s when our wives or significant others were present.  Therefore, awards will be presented at the Summer Quarterly Meeting on July 24, 2022 in Meredith, NH.  Listed below are the councils and individuals who will be receiving awards.  Please mark your calendars and bring your wives or significant others.

Individuals:  DD Roland “Lefty” Theberge, DD Robert Garand, GK Eric Potter, GK Anthony Noce.

Councils:  #2078 – Somersworth, #5790 – Peterborough, Council 17141 – Meredith, #807 – Dover, #6617 – Plaistow, #819 – Keene, #18096 - Merrimack, #8544 – Jaffrey, #4442 – Salem, #7575 – N. Conway, and #8016 – Greenville.

My Brother Knights, let us continue our many good works, and let us gather at the Summer Quarterly to acknowledge this year’s awardees.  Wives should be in attendance at this amended meeting. Vivat Jesus,

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: July 10, 2022

Worthy Brother Knights,

At our convention this year we did not present any awards due to time constraints and our wives were not present.  We have consistently made presentation s when our wives or significant others were present.  Therefore, awards will be presented at the Summer Quarterly Meeting on July 24, 2022 in Meredith, NH.  Listed below are the councils and individuals who will be receiving awards.  Please mark your calendars and bring your wives or significant others.

Individuals:  DD Roland “Lefty” Theberge, DD Robert Garand, GK Eric Potter, GK Anthony Noce.

Councils:  #2078 – Somersworth, #5790 – Peterborough, Council 17141 – Meredith, #807 – Dover, #6617 – Plaistow, #819 – Keene, #18096 - Merrimack, #8544 – Jaffrey, #4442 – Salem, #7575 – N. Conway, and #8016 – Greenville.

My Brother Knights, let us continue our many good works, and let us gather at the Summer Quarterly to acknowledge this year’s awardees.  Wives should be in attendance at this amended meeting. Vivat Jesus,

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: July 03, 2022

Worthy Brother Knights,

This past Friday we started a new Fraternal Year and ended a year that will be remembered not for the accomplishments of our councils but by the June decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. We have seen decisions on guns, the right of a lone coach kneeling and saying a prayer after a ball game at the 50 Yard Line and many more. However, the one decision that enraged a large group was the overturning of Roe vs Wade. Here in New Hampshire, I am only aware of one Pregnancy Center that was vandalized with the words “fund abortion abort god” spray painted on the side of the building. A faction of our society has gone off the rails, so to speak lead no less but by our elected government officials. Some of these are Catholic. Within our Order we have Knights who profess their belief in abortion so deeply that they wish to separate themselves those that don’t. My brother knights, we must bend the knee and pray for their conversion and for the total repudiation of the pro-abortion movement.

Happy Fourth of July,

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: June 26, 2022

Worthy Brother Knights,

On Friday of this week, we begin a new Fraternal Year. Let us begin on the right foot and working our programs, membership drives and planning to achieve Star Council. Start planning your activities now if you don’t already have your calendar already filled. Membership is something we should always be doing. Every time you go to church, attend an activity or just partying with family, consider bringing in a new member. The Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court has finally overturned the Roe v. Wade decision. Now we must be vigilant. The pro-abortion community has raised the possibility of violence against our churches, pro-life activities and pregnancy centers. We must be prepared to face these issues. Supreme Advocate John Marella recommends that we 1. Go to Mass, 2. Call the police, 3. Take photos and videos. This issue is not over, this is only the continuation of the same problem but now it is in our neighborhoods instead of in the courts. We must continue to pray for the total end to abortion. Register on the State Website and join us on the fourth Thursday of every month to pray the rosary.

As we come to the end of the 2021-2022 Fraternal Year let us ensure that we submit our reports Form 185, Form 365 and that we go to the State website and enter the appropriate information for the State Directory.
Thanks for all you do,

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

State Deputy Message – Weekly Briefing - Week of: June 19, 2022

Worthy Brother Knights,

The State Deputy Organizational meeting that I attended last week was quite informative. Of course, one of the topics was the need to recruit. Start strong, on July 1st you should already be recruiting new members, the same goes for activities. The sooner you start the sooner you can achieve Star Council. Our Fraternal Leaders i.e., Council Grand Knight, Deputy Grand Knight, Financial Secretary, Advocate, Treasurer, Membership Director, Faithful Navigator, Faithful Comptroller, Faithful Admiral, Faithful Pilot and Faithful Purser are all receiving the Fraternal Leaders Advisory, however, many are not opening and reading it. Please look at it. only 47% who receive it actually open and read it. Gentlemen, the Fraternal Leaders Advisory contains a lot of valuable information.

As we come to the end of the 2021-2022 Fraternal Year let us ensure that we submit our reports Form 185, Form 365 and that we go to the State website and enter the appropriate information for the State Directory.
Thanks for all you do,

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

Worthy Brother Knights,

Today, Sunday June 12, 2022, I have returned from the State Deputy Organizational Meeting at Supreme in New Haven, CT. We were briefed on several subjects dealing with Membership, Faith in Action Programs, Affiliate Membership Initiative Program and many other subjects. In the next few weeks prior to the Summer Quarterly, I shall provide you with some of this information, but at the Quarterly I will provide you with the information you will need to be successful. In the meantime, let us continue to complete and turn in your reports, Form 185-Officers Chosen for Term, Form 365- Service Program Personnel Report and the SP-7 -Columbian Award Application and of course go to the State website and complete the directory information form.
Thanks for all you do,

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

Worthy Brother Knights,

We are now in the final month of the Fraternal Year, and we still have time to achieve goal. Several councils have achieved Star Council status already and so can everyone else, let us go for it. In March we transferred inactive members to the Affiliate Program and now, some of those members want to return to their councils and the question is “How do we do that”? The answer is to have them fill out a Form 10 and pay their dues. Since it is also election time, don’t forget to go to the State Website and submit the information for the State Directory.

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

Worthy Brother Knights,

On Memorial Day we acknowledge a great debt we owe to hundreds of thousands of men and women who died for their country. In the United States, Memorial Day was celebrated on May 30 for many years and now it is celebrated each year on the last Monday of May. On this day it is common to visit the graves of friends and relatives especially those who served in the military. Since the days just following the Civil War, Americans have gathered to honor those who died in military service to their country. On this holiday, known as Memorial Day, let us remember to spend a few moments, to honor the fallen, in service to our country.

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

Worthy Brother Knights,

Thursday, May 26, 2022, is the Solemnity of the Ascension, a Holt Day of Obligation, let us not forget to go to Mass.  Most dioceses ibn the United States will celeb rate the launch of the USCC’s National Eucharistic Revival by hosting Eucharistic Processions on the upcoming Feast of Corpus Christi (Sunday, June 19, 2022).  The Supreme Knights has asked all Knights to stand ready to assist their pastors and bishops in conducting them on that day and throughout the year.

New Eucharistic Procession resources are available at kofc.org/eucharist for councils to assist in their planning and implementation.  They can also be ordered on Supplies Online under the Holy Hour program (kofc.org/holyhour).  Fourth Degree members will be asked during this time for assistance in the processions and should become aware of what is needed and how.  I urge them to review the Eucharistic Processions Guidebook.

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy

Worthy Brother Knights,

As we come on the last two months of the Fraternal Year let us not forget to go to the State Website and report the required information for the State Directory.  Remember, that reporting the information on elections to Supreme does not go to the State.  For Supreme reporting election information is easily done through Member Management.  We also still have time to recruit new members, make quota, complete our activities and report them to Supreme for STAR council.  Remember –“One is better than None”.

Vivat Jesus,
Raymond A. Lemay Sr
State Deputy