This year’s theme

Brother Knights, Ladies,

Engagement

 

Our Commitment

As State Deputy I commit to live up to the confidence that has been bestowed on me when elected to the position of State Deputy.

Since the founding of our order, 125 years ago, we have made our mark in the history books.

Like Quebec Society and the Church, we are changing. We must accept and assume the changes and developments.

Shared Leadership

To achieve this we need leadership, not a lone hero, but active leaders at all levels. We need leadership shared by our entire movement. You, our Officers, members at all levels, are these leaders. It is through your input, your experience, your abilities and your skills, and especially your intellectual capital and a sense of shared responsibility, that our Order will continue to adapt to our modern times and ideas.

We, as leaders, must listen.

This is our theme for the year;

"FOR A SHARED LEADERSHIP, SPEAK TO US… WE WILL LISTEN ..."

I wanted to put this objective on a poster. Here are some explanations:


The center of the poster is the picture of our Founder.


Around this leader, this builder, I placed the photos of all the Members of the Quebec State Council who have led the Council in the past and present, each surrounded by a team, supported by thousands of members proud to belong to this movement.


We try to embody the spirit of the Order’s founder, its nature, its goals, through the evolution of our society and our Christian communities. Members of my team guiding and framing this central image along with our four principles of Charity, Fraternity, Patriotism and Unity are pillars of this structure.


This poster is a communication tool, a reminder of what we want to do in the coming Colombian year, the need to increase leadership at all levels. We want to listen to all, to revitalize the movement, to grow and to adjust to the realities and expectations within all our regions of Quebec as represented by the local Knights of Columbus Councils.


Finally I say to you "Talk to us ... we will listen." What are the difficulties and reluctance facing Councils to encourage members to be and stay more involved? What should we do, we the leaders sharing these responsibilities?


Speak to your State Council Executives we are prepared to listen.
Thank you

Claude Rousseau


State Deputy