Dad Talk - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

By: John Bursch - Sun, Jul 27, 2025 11:34 AM


 

In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches us how to pray the Our Father, making this one of the most important Dad Talks of the summer. In it, we'll explore many of the prayer's nooks and crannies and what those details mean for our prayer life:
 
Spotify - https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/f3pQfzqylVb
 
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-talk-seventeenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-cycle-c/id1795067269?i=1000719373069
 
Riverside - https://riverside.fm/shared/exported-clip/c4fa4443986cd712492d
 
Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

Au Lac Council 10724 - Pancake Breakfast at Parish Festival

By: Matt Hoxsie - Tue, Jul 22, 2025 6:07 PM


 
Brother Knights of Au Lac Council 10724 in Ira Township hosted a pancake breakfast on Sunday, July 13 to cap off the Immaculate Conception Parish Festival. In addition to the breakfast the Knights also conducted a Euchre party on Friday evening, a highway cleanup, food grilling, dunk tank, and Vegas games on Saturday. All in all it was a busy and successful weekend for the council and their parish. Thank you brother Knights for service to your parish!
 
 
 

Au Lac Council 10724 Cleans up the Streets!

By: Matt Hoxsie - Tue, Jul 22, 2025 6:01 PM


Adopt A Highway 2025 Summer Cleanup - Au Lac Council 10724

 
Au Lac Council 10724 in Ira Township conducted their Adopt A Highway summer cleanup on July 12. Fifteen brother Knights collected 15 bags of trash along the two mile stretch of Highway M29 (Dixie Highway) near their church. Their fall cleanup is scheduled for September 27.
 
The Adopt A Highway program has been conducted in the State of Michigan since 1990. The Au Lac Council has been active in the program since 1995. They conduct three cleanups each year - spring, summer and fall with a report submitted to the Michigan DOT after each one. Past Grand Knight Jim Zeck has chaired the program since 2009 and has compiled the following statistics:
  • 571 participants
  • 1084 bags collected
  • 789 hours worked
Thank you to the brother Knights for service to your community!
 
GK10724 Mark Kehoe

 

Youth of the Month - Au Lac Council 10724 - July 2025

By: Matt Hoxsie - Tue, Jul 22, 2025 5:56 PM


This month we honor not one, but two students as our Youth of the Month. Congratulations to twins Christopher and Claire Rom! They are the children of Pete and Meghan Rom and will be in the 7th grade at Immaculate Conception School.
 
Chris and Claire are both altar servers and Lectors at school Mass. They have participated in the Walk For The Poor and the annual Parish Festival.
 
Chris has won the I.C. School Gold Award, Principal's Award, Pastor's award, Spanish Award, Computer Award, Altar Server Award, Millionaires Club Award (Accelerated Reader), Academic Olympics: 2nd Place Math (5th and 6th grade) and participated in I.C. School sports: cross country, basketball, track.
 
Claire has won I.C. School Gold Award, Principal's Award, Music Award, Spanish Award, Altar Server Award, Millionaires Club Award (Accelerated Reader), Academic Olympics: 1st Place Religion (5th grade), 3rd place Religion (6th grade), 2nd place Problem Solving (6th grade), 2024 11 year old girl K of C Free Throw Champion. I.C. School sports: cross country, basketball, track.
 
Thank you to Chris and Claire for sharing your faith and talents with our parish, school and community!
 
GK10724 Mark Kehoe

Pictured L-R: Claire Rom; Fr. Joseph Esper (Pastor); Christopher Rom.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Council 7365 Holds Officer Installation

By: Matt Hoxsie - Tue, Jul 22, 2025 5:47 PM


DD Roger Markham installed the officers of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Council 7365 at the Cross in the Woods Shrine in Indian River. They were joined by their wives who form their Ladies Auxiliary as well as council Chaplain Fr. Patrick Maher. 

 

 

Paw Paw Council Awards scholarship

By: Matt Hoxsie - Tue, Jul 22, 2025 5:44 PM


 

 

Congratulatons to Hannah Northrup on receiving a scholarship from Paw Paw Council 3798 during the Council's Past Grand Knights and Clergy Dinner held on July 18th! #KofC #CatholicMen #FaithInAction #MIKofC #KnightsOfColumbus

He's my Knight!! Please share

By: William Leveque, Sr. - Tue, Jul 22, 2025 5:22 PM


Please share this video with any potential Brothers or Ladies who would like to know more about the Knights of Columbus.

He's my Knight video

https://youtu.be/gfBp8QXabcA

Dad Talk - Sunday July 20 - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

By: John Bursch - Tue, Jul 22, 2025 5:16 PM


In today’s second reading, Paul says that he is “filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ.”  Is he saying that Christ’s atoning sacrifice was somehow incomplete?  Absolutely not!  Learn what Paul was saying, as well as the difference between Abraham and Martha's hospitality, in today’s Dad Talk:
 
Spotify - https://-web.app.link/e/M36cbGvo7Ub
 
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-talk-sixteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-cycle-c/id1795067269?i=1000718027574
 
Riverside - https://riverside.fm/shared/exported-clip/cee73f73d8d1a9691bae
 
Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad