District 208 Exemplified Five Members
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Sun, Sep 7, 2025 7:32 PM
On Sunday, September 7th, District 208 held a 1st-3rd degree exemplification hosted by Boyne Valley Council 7172 after the 11am Mass. 4 new members were welcomed into the order, and 1 member completed the 2nd and 3rd degrees.
The ceremony was led by DD 208, Andrew Mayer, with assistance from Boyne Valley Grand Knight,Eric Kesseler. Boyne Valley Chaplain, Fr Dennis Stillwell presided over the ceremony.
The new members are:
- Petoskey 923- Josh Daniel
- Boyne Valley 6314- Matthew Tanner
- Charlevoix 7172-Jon Smalley and Patrick Gallagher
- Onaway 7688-John Hicks
- Tom Peltier of Boyne Valley completed the 2nd and 3rd degrees.
Congratulations and welcome, Brother Knights!!
Council 15889 brings in Four New Brothers and their Families!
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Sun, Sep 7, 2025 7:13 PM
Council 15889, Cedar Springs conducted a 3rd degree exemplification for four new Brother Knights on September 5th.
Welcome Brothers to the Order!
Knights on Bikes supports Five Firehouses in 9/11 Remembrance Meals!
By: Mark Elias -
Sun, Sep 7, 2025 6:42 PM
On Sunday, September 7th, members of Knights on Bikes and Bishop Murphy Council 3257 delivered 9/11 remembrance meals to 5 firehouses, 1 in Detroit, 1 in Ferndale, 1 in Hazel Park, and 2 in Warren.
The Living Rosary is Less Than a Week Away!
By: Robert Bagley -
Sun, Sep 7, 2025 9:47 AM
My Brothers and Sisters
Our Living Rosary is now less than a week away, September 13th!
Here is a video message from our State Legal Council, John Bursch, that helps explain why this beautiful prayer is so important.
See you there!
Importance of Prayer and the Living Rosary
PAX
Bob Bagley
State Faith Director
Dad Talk - Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)
By: John Bursch -
Sun, Sep 7, 2025 9:31 AM
Today’s first reading from Wisdom makes clear that God’s ways are not our ways. Jesus makes that abundantly clear in the Gospel reading from Luke, when he says we must hate our family and give up all we own to follow him. But don't Jesus's demands make us his slaves? Not at all! In today’s Dad Talk, we’ll explore how giving up earthly things makes us truly free - and why we must always love our parents:
Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad
The Origin of Pews in the Catholic Church
By: Robert Bagley -
Thu, Sep 4, 2025 8:02 AM
My Brothers and Sisters
Have you ever attended a Mass where you did not sit, but stood the entire time?
I have attended only one like that and wondered why, when there was seating available. Below is a little fact I have found about the origins of the pew.
DISCOVER THE ORIGIN OF PEWS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Have you ever wondered where the pews in our churches came from?
Today, we walk into church, find “our spot,” kneel, sit, and stand, all within the wooden embrace of a pew. But did you know, for centuries, there were no pews in Catholic churches at all?
Yes, early Christians stood during worship. The liturgy was seen as active participation, not passive sitting. Church was not a lecture hall but a heavenly banquet, a foretaste of the eternal liturgy. Standing was a sign of readiness, reverence, and resurrection.
Limited Seating: Some early churches, especially in the Roman and Byzantine world, had backless stone benches or sedilia built along the walls. But these were for the elderly and infirm. The vast majority of the faithful stood, attentive and alert, as the liturgy unfolded.
So where did pews come from? Here’s the surprise: pews were first introduced by Protestants. Why? Because preaching became the center of Protestant worship. Long sermons required long sitting, and pews provided comfort and order. Eventually, pews entered Catholic churches in the West, not because the Mass changed in essence, but because of cultural influence and practical need.
But here is the deeper lesson: the Church’s worship was never meant to be passive. In the early Church, you didn’t “sit back and watch.” You stood. You sang. You bowed. You responded. You were involved with your whole body.
Even today, notice that during the most sacred parts of the Mass, the Gospel, the Eucharistic Prayer, Communion, we do not sit. We stand or kneel, because these are moments of encounter.
So next time you sit in a pew, remember: it’s not an ancient Catholic invention, it’s a Protestant one. The Church simply baptized it, keeping the focus on active worship.
God bless you
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I pray you enjoyed this little fun fact.
PAX
Bob Bagley
State Faith Director
Holy Cross Calendar Winners - September 2025!
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Wed, Sep 3, 2025 10:29 AM
Here are this month's winners in the Holy Cross Services Calendar drawings!
October is Respect Life Month
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Wed, Sep 3, 2025 9:38 AM
October is Respect Life Month
Nationwide and throughout Michigan, the annual LIFE CHAIN will be held Sunday afternoon, October 5. It is a time of prayer and witness to the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. Local LIFE CHAINs of 5-50 people with signs silently praying along roadsides bring the truth and a message of hope as cars drive by. Find a LIFE CHAIN near you. Bring the family. Lifechain.org or call for help to start a new LIFE CHAIN: Debbie 734-934-2599.
Michigan March for Life at the Capitol in Lansing will be Thursday, November 6, at 11 a.m. for the Rally and the March at noon. It is the third anniversary of the unfortunate passage of Proposal 3 which made abortion legal anytime during pregnancy for any reason. Knights of Columbus join people of faith to influence the culture and recognize the dignity of every human person. Buses will be available in many places. Downriver residents may make a reservation at
DownrivertoMiMFL.eventbrite.com. For other buses and additional information see RTL.org.
