In 2 weeks, we have a spectacular evening planned for you on Tuesday, April 28th with the 48th Annual Respect Life Dinner hosted at the San Marino Club in Troy by the Knights of Columbus Michigan State Council and Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund.
Archbishop Weisenburger will join us with the opening prayer and remarks while Chuck Gaidica will be our Master of Ceremonies. Margo Damoose will share how she came to America from Saigon, Vietnam!
RSVP TODAY! Registration closes on Monday, April 20th.
On Divine Mercy Sunday, San Carlo Acuitis College Council helped to bring a Eucharistic Procession brought Christ to campuses in Downtown Detroit.
Our good and gentle Jesus is constantly seeking us out. He meets us where we are, in the midst of our lives.
This moment was a reflection of our mission, to invite all college students to encounter Christ so that they may be transformed by His inexhaustible Love and Mercy.
Au Lac Council 10724 hosted the District 118 Exemplification at Immaculate Conception Parish in Ira Township on April 16 and welcomed four new members to the Knights of Columbus. Three members joined Anchor Bay Council 5981 and one member joined Au Lac Council 10724.
Front Row: Tim Dodge (10724): Jacob Udvare (5981); Austin Bercik (5981); Eric Deronne (5981)
Elayna McDonald Wins 2nd Place in International Contest
Congratulations to Elayna McDonald on winning 2nd place in the Knights of Columbus Keep Christ In Christmas poster contest at the International level! Her poster was one of several hundred posters in the grades 7 & 8 category submitted from councils in the U.S. and around the world. She previously won 1st place at the council, regional and state contests. Her poster connects the Christmas tree and the Cross as the central events in the life of Jesus.
Elayna is the daughter of Allan and Jillian McDonald and an 8th grade student at Immaculate Conception School. She received a letter of congratulations from Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly and a $100 check will be sent to her soon.
Elayne is a very talented young artist and we are proud that she represented I.C. School and Parish along with our Au Lac Council. We hope she continues her amazing artwork in high school and beyond.
Mr. Larry Ricard (I.C. School Principal); Elayna McDonald; Mr. Ron DePestel (Detroit Archdiocesan State Program Director)
Joe Salter is the Dearborn O'Kelley Council #3860 April Knight of the Month. Joe is a guitar player with the Tone Arms and has performed many tines at the old O'Kelley hall, and several other venues. He was a music minister at St. Dunstan, as well as several other parishes. He was honored to play guitar at the closing ceremony for Pope John Paul II when he visited Detroit. An avid volunteer, with three sons that all married in the Catholic Church.
The common thread between this Sunday's three readings is that God planned to save us through Jesus's passion, death, and resurrection from the beginning of time. And the details in those readings are amazing - from how Jesus died in atonement for our sins to the institution of the Mass, including the Eucharistic celebration. We'll discuss it all in this week's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad
This weekend, we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, a devotion that came from the life and writings of Saint Faustina. What's amazing is that our Gospel reading is about Jesus instituting the Sacrament of Reconciliation by giving the Apostles the power to forgive sins—one of the most merciful acts imaginable. We'll discuss that—and how God wants to refine us like gold until we are Saints—in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad
Brother Knights, lovely ladies and friends, we’re rapidly racing towards the finish line for the 2026 Michigan Knights of Columbus, State Charity Raffle. If you haven’t practiced the 1st principle of our order, Charity, by participating in our Charity Raffle it’s not too late. Find your tickets, fill out the stubs and turn them with your check now! We need YOU to make this year’s raffle a success.
On behalf of our State Deputy Barry and Mandy Borsenik and our host council, St. John Neumann #16169, we invite you to join us for the 2026 State Charity Raffle Drawing. Our drawing takes place Thursday, April 16, 2026 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Canton, where we will be drawing the tickets for 40 amazing prizes ranging from $100.00 to a Great Lakes Cruise. A light dinner featuring “tailgate party food” and cash bar will be provided by our host council, St. John Neumann Council 16169.
Michigan K of C Annual Charity Raffle Thursday, April 16, 2026 St. John Neumann Catholic Church 44800 Warren Rd. Canton, MI 48187
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