By: Ken Warzybok - Mon, Jul 10, 2023 2:35 PM

Posted For: Council #7115

By: Ken Warzybok - Sun, Jul 9, 2023 8:23 AM

Posted For: Council #10724

Congratulations to Garret Whitenight on being chosen as the Au Lac Council 10724 Youth of the Month for July 2023!

 

Garret is the son of Brent and Janell Marie Whitenight and will be a 6th grade student at Immaculate Conception School. Garret is a frequent altar server for weekend Masses, weddings, funerals and the Stations of the Cross during Lent. Garret also helps lead our Rosary prayer group on Wednesday evenings at his grandparents' home.

 

 

We thank Garret for demonstrating his faith to young and old alike!

 

Mark Kehoe PGK/FDD

Recorder & Program Director

K of C Au Lac Council 10724

By: Gary Merritt - Mon, Jul 3, 2023 10:53 AM

Posted For: Council #7341

Holy Family Parish in Caledonia offered their parking lot to be used as a viewing area for the community fireworks during the Independence Day Celebration on Saturday July 1st.

The Knights of the parish, Bishop Allen J. Babcock Council #7341, manned the parking lot and used this opportunity to help both the church Youth Programs and the food pantry.

The Knights asked for a donation of any non-perishable food item as admission to the parking lot.

A thousand pounds of food were collected as well as $349.00 in cash donations.

In addition, the Brother Knights offered grilled hot dogs and hamburgers for sale. This resulted in $594.83 of which the proceeds will be donated to the Church’s youth ministry programs.

By: Gary Merritt - Fri, Jun 30, 2023 8:07 AM

Posted For: Council #12998

The St. Monica Knights of Columbus Council #12998 of Kalamazoo presented its annual Peter Abraham Memorial Scholarship award of $3,000 to Nina Husovska prior to its June 21 business meeting. 

This is the council's sixth year for awarding a scholarship to a high school senior who is a St. Monica parishioner. 

Nina, the oldest of nine children and a 2023 graduate of Hackett Catholic Prep, will attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. 

L to R: Scholarship Recipient Nina Husovska and Scholarship Committee Chairman Tony Cipich. 

By: Ken Warzybok - Thu, Jun 29, 2023 8:10 AM

Posted For: Council #8500

At 7am on Tuesday, there was a knock at my door. A father-type and his son. They spoke very little English.  From what I could tell, they were from Afghanistan and lived in a small two-bedroom house with their six kids and no air conditioning. The reason for their visit was because the Pastor of their church had given them eight bicycles and were told to bring them to me.

So they unloaded the bikes, and when done, asked what I do with them. I explained the Knights Bikes program and they blessed me for doing it. All this time, his son had his eye on a black Schwinn. The dad pulled out some cash and asked how much for the bike; his son had a long way to school and needed a bicycle. I told him that they brought me eight bikes, so the least I could do was to give them one for his son.

As they loaded up the bike, I could see tears in his son’s eyes. He gave me a big hug and said thank you. Great how it all works out.

God bless you all!

-       Max Cornellier

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Since 2014, Father John W. Howard Council 8500 in Highland has sponsored Knight’s Bikes to provide bicycles to children and adults in need. The program repairs and refurbished unwanted bicycles and purchases new bicycles to provide them to others. The program distributes more than 125 bicycles each year.

By: Gary Merritt - Thu, Jun 22, 2023 10:47 AM

Posted For: District #

Escanaba Assembly #507 had a Flag Retirement Ceremony and dinner held at their June monthly meeting.

FN Harold Flagstadt

By: Gary Merritt - Sun, Jun 18, 2023 10:27 AM

Posted For: Council #7487

Bishop Kevin M Britt Fourth Degree Assembly #3102 of Holy Redeemer Parish in Jenison held an Ice Cream Social on Saturday May 27^th at the Grand Rapids Veterans home.

Ten members plus two wives helped serve over forty veterans as well as filled bowls of ice cream for vets in the closed wards.

It was a wonderful afternoon of service to our Veterans.

Paul KwiatkowskI

By: District Deputy 605 - Mon, Jun 12, 2023 10:45 AM

Posted For: District #

Escanaba KC Assembly #507 Eucharistic Procession on Corpus Christi Sunday at St. Joseph & St. Patrick Church held after their morning Mass. 

DD 605 Harold Flagstadt

By: Gary Merritt - Mon, Jun 12, 2023 10:22 AM

Posted For: Council #10724

The Au Lac Council 10724 in Anchorville (Ira Township) hosted an appreciation dinner on June 8th for their first six Youth of the Month Award winners and their families. Pastor Fr. Joe Esper and Grand Knight Jeff Wooten expressed their appreciation to the young people for their service to the parish and community.

Mark Kehoe 

Program Director

K of C Au Lac Council 10724

By: Gary Merritt - Tue, Jun 6, 2023 10:04 AM

Posted For: Council #10724

Congratulations to Zofia Pukala and Bailey Jordan on winning the Au Lac Council #10724 Catholic Education Scholarship Essay Contest!

Their essays were on the topic of "Why A Catholic High School Education Is Important to me".

Each receive a $1000 scholarship to attend a Catholic high

school next year. We pray that Zofia and Bailey will have success in high school and beyond while continuing to live their Catholic faith.

Mark Kehoe 

Program Director

K of C Au Lac Council 10724