Au Lac Council 10724 awards October Youth of the Month!

By: Matt Hoxsie - Sun, Oct 12, 2025 8:36 AM

Au Lac Council 10724 Youth of the Month - October 2025

 
Congratulations to Marie Arant on being named as our Au Lac Council Youth of the Month for October! Marie is the daughter of Kenneth and Regina Arant and a 7th grade student at Immaculate Conception Catholic School where she has won several academic awards. Marie is a member of the choir and cheer teams as well as a member of the volleyball team. She is a frequent altar server at Mass and has helped with our Lenten Fish Fries, IC Parish Festival, Horn of Plenty, various bake sales, and she played the Blessed Mother at the recent Mary Birthday Celebration. We thank Marie for sharing her faith through service to her parish, school and community!
 
Photo: Mark Kehoe (Grand Knight); Marie Arant; Fr. Joseph Esper (Pastor)
 

Dad Talk - Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

By: John Bursch - Sun, Oct 12, 2025 8:25 AM

 
Faithful Dad Talk listeners will immediately look for the connection between the first reading and the Gospel reading and say, "Aha!  Both of these readings involve curing leprosy!" But the connections and meaning run much deeper than that. To see them, we need to study Elisha and this mysterious Naaman figure in the reading from 2 Kings. Learn all about that, and much more, in today’s Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad
 
Spotify - https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/Tkk12d7fmXb
 
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-talk-twenty-eighth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-cycle-c/id1795067269?i=1000731211435
 
Riverside - https://riverside.fm/shared/exported-clip/dd9e62d108831d3e8586

Au Lac Council 10724 - Life Chain October 5, 2025

By: Matt Hoxsie - Mon, Oct 6, 2025 11:02 PM

Brother Knight Jim Satchfield walks in this year's Life Chain
 
 
 
Members of Au Lac Council 10724 in Ira Township and other volunteers participated in the annual Life Chain on October 5, 2025. They prayed for the 65,000,000 babies lost to abortion since 1973 in our country. and for the mothers, fathers and all members of society who have suffered. as a result.

CHSL Prep Bowl - Forms for tickets and the ads are available!

By: Michael A. Kozakiewicz - Sun, Oct 5, 2025 11:16 AM

 
Tradition. Many families have different events that happen throughout the year. That goes for the Knights of Columbus also. Each Council has their own traditions of events as do the state Council. One of them is the annual prep Bowl. Which has really gone down.
 
This year’s Prep Bowl on Oct. 25th at Ford Field will be the 53rd Prep Bowl dating back to 1972 and, in particular, a recognition of the efforts of then-CHSL director Walt Bazylewicz and Knights of Columbus member, Julian Joseph, to make it happen.
 
The challenge facing Bazylewicz was a financial report described as “low funds, big debts” to pay for the league’s programs. He approached Joseph, of the Allen Park Fr. Saylor Council and an officer on local, state and international boards, about K of C sponsorship.
 
Their discussions resulted in a K of C commitment for annual support of the Prep Bowl as well as the volleyball and track and field championships.
 
For many years councils from the Diocese of Detroit Lansing and all around the state came and supported this great event. Grand Knights, council officers and most state and area directors were recognized on the field by having their names called. They also bought many tickets for the games and handed it out to the local schools because many of them have never been to the SilverDome or Ford Field before. Nowadays we're lucky if we get a few Council officers representing their local councils, not many district deputies or and area directors. What happened to that tradition? It's sad to see the representation that we get from all the leadership throughout the state for the Knights of Columbus. We need to make this event strong again. We need your support by showing up and being proud to represent your Council, your state and the emblem of the Knights of Columbus.  
 
Below you will find links to the official letter about the Prep Bowl and also the ticket order form. Think about buying tickets for your local schools and donating them. It would be a good recruiting opportunity. Also attached is the ad form, to support the yearly ad book.  Any questions feel free to contact me..  
 

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Michael Kozakiewicz
Chief of Fraternal Activities