My Brothers in Christ,

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)

Because of Christ’s death and resurrection, we truly can receive the gift of “God with us.” He is not just with us as a friend who walks beside us, but “God with us” as He comes to give us strength in place of weakness and courage in place of fear. In these unprecedented times in which we all are currently living remember that because of Jesus we are never alone. We can simply rest knowing “God with us” and He will never leave us.

As I begin my first term as the State Deputy for the North Dakota Knights of Columbus it is truly an honor and privilege to have been elected to serve the Knights of North Dakota. I will do the very best I can to lead our great organization.

Membership growth is key to the sustainability of our great organization and as our Supreme Knight has said, "It is our moral obligation to invite every eligible Catholic man to join the Knights of Columbus.” We want and need all of you, please join us.

As Brother Knights we are called to step into the breach and leave no neighbor behind – especially in this time of crisis. The Leave No Neighbor Behind program encourages our Brother Knights to engage in five specific types of service activities:

1. Support Your Brother Knights
2. Support Your Parish
3. Support Your Community
4. Feed the Hungry
5. Participate in Blood Drives

As Brother Knights when crisis strikes, we respond with care, compassion and charity. It is time for all Brother Knights to answer the call – and Leave No Neighbor Behind.

Helen Keller the great American author and lecturer said "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”  We have a great team of Brother Knights that will help lead the North Dakota Knights of Columbus during the upcoming year and together we can and will accomplish great things.

Please feel free to contact myself or any of the State Officers with any questions you may have.

Vivat Jesus!
Mike Steiner, State Deputy