Knights of Columbus, Msgr. Kohler #15204 St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy. In Westland. ·
This year we had great participation in our Keeping Christ in Christmas poster contest! We had a few absences from class today, but here is a picture of our three winners and then a photo of all the students who participated in the program! Great work on keeping Christ at the center of our lives this Advent season!
St. Pope John XXIII Council #5436 (Our Lady of the Lakes Parish) in Waterford, MI.
Archdiocesan Program Director and FDD Joe Brenner along with Brother Knight John Greaves made a special delivery to Mother and Unborn Baby Care (MAUBC) in Southfield to deliver all the gifts generously donated by Our Lady of the Lakes parishioners.
It was "Taco Tuesday" on Tuesday December 13th. Members from Msgr. Jerome MacEachin (aka Fr. Mac) Council #7816 in E. L:ansing served up late night tacos for Michigan State University students during finals week at St. John Student Center on campus.
New Ceiling Installed
Knights from Au-Lac Council 10724 in Anchorville stand together in the multipurpose room of Immaculate Conception Parish and School after renovating its ceiling. Council members removed the existing drop ceiling and overhead lights and installed a new ceiling with high-efficiency LED lights.
Bishop Murphy Council #3257 in Warren began their Christmas party in the morning. From 8 am-11:30 am Lola and her crew packaged turkeys, hams, can goods, toys, coats, cleaning supplies, and the kitchen sink then delivered them. From noon to 3 pm Santa came to give gifts to the council kids and friends. JJ and his crew cooked turkey, ham, spaghetti, with all the fixings. Then the members all took pictures with Santa.
Monroe Council #1266 held their annual PGK / Clergy dinner on Saturday December 10th.
Before the dinner Mass was held in the hall. We had about 100 in attendance.
Pictured are the Sisters of Clergy of the Monroe family of parishes that joined us, Sr. Rose Mary Sam, Sr. Loretta Schroeder, Sr. Marie Esther Haflett, Sr. Patrice Selby, Sr. Regina Fanning, Sr. Laura Hardage, Sr. Ellen Rinke and Sr. Nancy Lee Smith.
In black & white are the priests in the Monroe family of parishes. that attended the event, Fr. Kishore Battu (St Michael the Archangel), Fr. Henry Rebello (St Charles Borromeo and St. Anne) , Fr. David and Fr. Mike Anagbogo (St. Mary and St. John the Baptist).
Also pictured are PGK and Clergy, Knight of the Year, David Heilman, and Family of the Year District Deputy #131 Ernest and Katherine Renaud.
We all need a little help at times, and we are so grateful for the helping hands of our Knights of Columbus!
Several weeks ago, I saw an article from Knights in the bulletin letting the community know that they were available to help with odd jobs. I have an elderly mom, and we are blessed that she is still able to live in her home! With us working full time, taking care of our home, mom, and her home…sometimes we get a little overwhelmed. So, I reached out and asked for some fall cleanup help at mom’s house.
And wow!! The Knights came through! At 8am on a rainy Saturday morning in November, nine men arrived in the driveway to work! Honestly, we felt so blessed, so taken care of in that moment. We worked hard, shared stories, coffee, and bagels – and yes, we did get a little wet. I am happy to say the rain stopped after a bit. The Knights worked from 8am until noon, and they got a lot of work done. Repairing a tie wall, cleaning up leaves, cleaning gutters, removing dead bushes, we had quite a list and they completed everything!
When we were almost done, I brought mom out to meet our Saturday crew…she was amazed! She thought that maybe 2 or 3 people would show up. Seeing those nine men, helping her, helping us, taking care of her home was such a gift! We are so very grateful.
Sometimes asking for help is difficult, but that is what community is all about. We are blessed here at St. Robert’s to have a caring community with many willing to help those in need.
Thank you Knights!
Kim,& Gary Cook, and Fran Schweitzer
Informational Fraternal Benefits Night Friday, January 13th 6:30 PM Cebelak Hall
Are you a current member of the Knights of Columbus or interested in joining? Are you interested in the benefits of membership in the largest Catholic fraternal order?
Join us to learn more about the benefits of Knighthood.
Field Agent Daniel Thelan will be speaking on the ways to protect your family, invest for the future, and secure your income.
Doors open at 6 PM. Call Jason Bargenquast at 269 217 7485 with any questions.
Knights of Columbus St. Athanasius Council #7571 in Harrison is sharing some warmth with local children this year. On Monday December 5, Knights Frank Candela and Bob Guzowski delivered donations of 25 pairs of boots to Ani Beebe at Farwell Elementary School.
Pope St John XXIII Council #5436 in Waterford invested in new signage purchased through Knights Gear!
Grand Knight Michael Mandziuk and District Deputy #113 Tom Kendziorski proudly pose with the new sign as it was debuted at the council’s monthly pancake breakfast, raising funds for Seminarians and vocations.
