By: Gary Merritt - Sun, Jan 16, 2022 5:29 PM

Join us to pray for Life! The protection of life is a sustained prayer intention for nine days of the Catholic Church and of the Knights of Columbus. This Novena for Life is meant to bring Knights of Columbus and parish families together in a spiritual battle to lead their communities through public and private acts of prayer, to ensure a culture of Life. 

Ed Strach State Life Director

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Each of the 9 Days prayers & reflections in  PDF HERE

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By: Ed Strach - Fri, Jan 14, 2022 10:09 AM

A special auction took place before the Grand Rapids Diocesan Meeting on Wednesday January 13, 2022.

With many bids for a baby birth gift box, two, containing a “Created in the Image of God” baby blankets and a DEFEND LIFE FLAG, Worthy District Deputy, Patrick Smiggen along with Grand Knight Steven Vanderlean of Bishop Kevin Britt Council #8117 in Ada won the basket with the highest bid.

The council will contribute of $300 to Insight Pregnancy Center in Fremont.

By: Walter Winkle - Sat, Jan 1, 2022 11:12 AM

By: Ed Strach - Sat, Jan 1, 2022 11:10 AM

Link Click Here:  SoHLS - Right to Life of Michigan (rtl.org) 

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., began as a small demonstration following the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision and rapidly grew to be the largest prolife event in the world. Help make the 2022 March for Life on January 21 the best attended yet. March side-by-side with the hundreds of thousands of Americans taking a stand for the most vulnerable members of our human family. Join Michigan prolife groups on a bus trip to Washington, D.C. Bring your youth, your youthful enthusiasm and your passion for life.

Groups outside of Michigan: please check with your state Right to Life office for information on March for Life trips planned in your state.

Grand Rapids Right to Life
Grand Rapids Right to Life’s bus trip has multiple options; attendees are able to design a trip that fits their schedule regarding length of trip, day or night travel, as well as choice of hotel. Trips start at $210 per person. For complete information visit grrtl.org/march or contact Betty at (616)516-0082 or at elizabethbesteman@yahoo.com.

Metro Detroit Right to Life affiliates
Upper Downriver, Southern Downriver, and Central Wayne Count Right to Life affiliates are hosting a joint red-eye bus trip. The trip departs from Trenton at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 20, and returns on Saturday, January 22, at 6 a.m. The trip cost is $130 for adults and $65 for young adults: full payment is due on December 31. For reservations and questions please contact Joe Connors at (734) 735-8001, or joe@jgc-solutions.com.

Sanilac County Right to Life & St. Clair County Right to Life
Sanilac County and St. Clair County Right to Life’s joint bus trip is leaving from Emmet at 6 a.m. on Thursday, January 20. Their trip departs Washington, D.C., at 6 a.m. on Saturday, January 22, and will arrive back at Emmet at 6 p.m. Rates run from $195 per person to $425 per person depending on the number of occupants desired in your hotel room. For information or reservations please visit their website at rtlsc.com or call Patty Haupt at (989) 280-6148 or Mary Beth Ingram at (810) 531-4746

By: Gary Kolbicz - Mon, Dec 27, 2021 10:15 AM

To view the current Michigan Columbian click on the above logo.

By: Gary Merritt - Wed, Dec 22, 2021 2:55 PM

He succeeds Bishop Steven J. Raica, who was Gaylord's bishop from 2014 until 2020 when he was installed to head the Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama. Since June 2020, Bishop Walter A. Hurley, the retired bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has served as apostolic administrator of the Gaylord Diocese.

Read the entire article form Detroit Catholic HERE

By: Thomas Wegener - Tue, Dec 21, 2021 7:41 PM

By: Gary Merritt - Sun, Dec 19, 2021 8:06 PM

On Saturday December 18th, Michigan State Deputy Walter Winkle, State Chaplain Fr Paul Ballien, State Advocate Charles McCuen, along with members of the 4th Degree Color Corps participated in the annual Wreaths Across America event. This event honors our nation’s fallen war veterans at St Hedwig Cemetery & Mausoleum in Dearborn Heights.

For more information on Wreaths Across America, visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.

By: Garret Kelenske - Fri, Dec 17, 2021 12:13 PM

Merry Christmas! Please remember that the Keep Christ in Christmas Poster contest has to be judged at the Council level which moves to the District level which then moves to the Diocesan level and finally to the State level. I have already received some posters from Councils. Please make sure you give your participants the opportunity to be recognized at each level.

Any questions call your District Deputy, Diocesan Program Director or

Your Brother in Christ Garret A. Kelenske State Family Director

Rise Up and Answer the Call!

By: James Kraus - Thu, Dec 16, 2021 10:48 AM