2026 Organizational Meeting Agenda
The Agenda below is latest agenda approved by the State Deputy. Due to scheduling and other requirments it is tentitive and is subject to change.
| Friday, June 26, 2026 | |||||
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Location | Office | Assigned |
| 11:00am | 12:30pm | Mass and Holy Hour | Sandlake Room | State Chaplain | Fr. Robert Kantor |
| 12:30pm | 2:00pm | Lunch (On your own) | |||
| 2:00pm | 2:15pm | Welcome/Full Session | Sandlake Room | State Deputy/State Chaplain | Michael P. Gizewski/Fr. Robert Kantor |
| 2:15pm | 2:30pm | DD Leadership & Skills Training/Web Master on Membership | Sandlake Room | State Web Master | Richard Gallant |
| 2:30pm | 2:40pm | Marketing & Brands/Membership | Sandlake Room | Marketing and Brands Director | Weldon Watkins |
| 2:40pm | 3:00pm | Regional Growth | Sandlake Room | Regional Growth Director | Calude Reiher (JC) |
| 3:00pm | 3:20pm | Membership | Sandlake Room | Membership Director | Danny McIntyre |
| 3:20pm | 3:30pm | Hispanic/ Haitian Membership | Sandlake Room | Sergio Lozano/Vilguins Louissaint | |
| 3;30pm | 3:45pm | IPSD Remarks | Sandlake Room | IPSD | Richard P. Hughes |
| 3:45pm | 4:00pm | State Officers Report | Sandlake Room | Officers | State Officers |
| 4:00pm | 4:15pm | Break | |||
| 4:15pm | 4:20pm | Diocese of the Military Service | Sandlake Room | State Warden | Richard Gallant |
| 4:20pm | 4:50pm | PSD Q&A Membership | Sandlake Room | PSDs | Past State Deputies |
| 4:50pm | 5:00pm | Guest House | Sandlake Room | Joseph McGivney | |
| 5:00pm | 5:10pm | Wheelchair Mission | Sandlake Room | Mike Costanza | |
| 5:10pm | 5:30pm | COR Evangelization & Faith Formation | Sandlake Room | Evangelization & Faith Formation Director | DCN. Paul Koppie |
| 5:30pm | 5:35 | State Deputy Checklist | Sandlake Room | Michael P. Gizewski | |
| 5:35pm | 5:40pm | Final Misc. Announcements | Sandlake Room | State Officers | All |
| 5:30pm | Until | Dinner | On Your Own | ||
| 9:00pm | Until | Hospitality Room Open | TBD | ||
| Ladies Agenda | |||||
| 2:00pm | 4:00pm | Ladies Craft and BINGO | St Johns 32/33/34 | Wife of State Deputy | Lisa Gizewski |
| 7:00pm | 9:00pm | Ladies Social | St Johns 32/33/34 | Wife of State Deputy | Lisa Gizewski |
| Saturday, June 27, 2026 | |||||
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Location | Office | Assigned |
| 8:30am | General Session Convene (all) | Sandlake Room | State Deputy | Michael P. Gizewski | |
| Opening Prayer | Sandlake Room | State Chaplain | Very Rev. Fr. Robert Kantor | ||
| Pledge of Allegiance | Sandlake Room | State Warden | Richard Gallant | ||
| Roll Call | Sandlake Room | State Secretary | Ed Sleyzak | ||
| 8:45am | 8:50am | State Deputy Welcome & Opening Remarks | Sandlake Room | State Deputy | Michael P. Gizewski |
| 8:50am | 9:20am | Regional Growth Director Report | Sandlake Room | Supreme | Claude Reiher (JC) |
| 9:20am | 9:40am | Supreme Hispanic Growth Initiative | Sandlake Room | Regional Growth Director | Claude Reiher (JC) |
| 9:40am | 10;20am | State Membership Goals, Plan, Resources & Initiatives | Sandlake Room | State Membership Team | Danny McIntyre |
| 10:20am | 10:30am | Coffee Break | Coffee | ||
| 10:30am | 11:00am | State Chaplain's Report/Prayer for Lunch | Sandlake Room | State Chaplain | Fr. Robert Kantor |
| 11:00am | 11:15am | State Programs Goals, Practices and Incentives | Sandlake Room | Programs Director | Steve. Zajac |
| 11;15am | 12:00pm | State Charities Plan, Resources & Initiatives/Vocations | Sandlake Room | Charities Director | Vincent Cipriano |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Men's Lunch (On your own) | |||
| 1:00pm | 1:45pm | Practices and Resources for Insurance Growth | Sandlake Room | General Agent | Sergio Urrutia |
| 1:45pm | 2:00pm | DD Training | Sandlake Room | Executive Administrator | Carlos Ortiz |
| 2:00pm | 2:15pm | SD Story Being to Catholic | Sandlake Room | State Deputy | Michael P, Gizewski |
| 2:15pm | 2:30pm | IPSD Remarks/4th Degree | Sandlake Room | IPSD | Richard P. Hughes |
| 2:30pm | 2:45pm | Break | |||
| 2:45pm | 3:00pm | Closing Remarks | Sandlake Room | State Deputy | Michael P. Gizewski |
| 3:00pm | 4:00pm | Regional Breakouts | Sandlake Room | TBD | |
| 4:00pm | 5:00pm | Vigil Mass | Sandlake Room | State Chaplain | Fr. Robert Kantor |
| 5:00pm | 5:30pm | Installation District Deputies | Sandlake Room | State Deputy | Michael P. Gizewski |
| 5:30pm | 7:00pm | Dinner | On your own | ||
| 8:30pm | Until | Hospitality Suite Open | TBD | ||
| Ladies Agenda | |||||
| 11:00am | 2:00pm | Ladies Luncheon benefiting Guest House | St Johns 32/33/34 | Wife of State Deputy | Lisa Gizewski |
