On Friday, January 28, 2022, the friends and family members of the St. Francis Camp on the Lake came together at George Monaghan Council 2690 K of C Hall for its Annual Wild Game Dinner.
Members of the Order of Alhambra Region VI and several Knights of Columbus councils were attendance. A Great time was had by all! Hats off to the team that pulled it together this year!
ADMITTANCE BY RESERVATION ONLY
Details are as follows:
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022
Place: Zuccaro’s Banquets & Catering
Chesterfield Twp., Michigan 48051
Social Hour: Starts at 6pm
Dinner: Dinner at 7:00pm with Program to follow
Donation: $30.00 per person
This year there will be no Mass prior to the Banquet. Our State Chaplain encourages your Mass participation at your home parish in line with our initiative to support our parishes with our attendance and involvement.
We hope to see as many Councils as possible represented at this event. Grand Knights, invite your Council Membership Director and his wife. In addition I encourage all the Grand Knights to invite their Council Chaplains as well.
Quick Start Awards and State Chaplain/State Deputy Tribute Awards will be presented to those Councils that have qualified and are in attendance.
Fraternally,
Executive Secretary
Mail to: Michigan State Council Office, 6025 Wall Street, Sterling Heights, Michigan 48312.
Michigan State Bowling Association
The upcoming State Bowling Tournament and we look forward to seeing everyone in 2022 again. This tournament will be co-hosted by Bishop Murphy Council #3257 (Warren, MI) and Knights on Bikes. The tournament will begin with an opening ceremonies officers tournament (teams do not need to be all council officers) and continue into the open division. The bowling center recently discovered a scheduling conflict and the REVISED DATES are; Saturday February 12th, 2022 to Sunday March 13th, 2022 at Astro Lanes in Madison Heights, MI.
Participation is open to all members in good standing who belong to a council in the Michigan Jurisdiction. This is a fun, fraternal competition and great way to meet fellow K of C members from around Michigan!
For tournament flyers, applications and information at: https://www.
Karl J. Zawalski
Bowling Association Secretary
586-322-5275
Pictured above L - R: State Life Director Ed Strach, General Agent Don Wesley, State Deputy Walter Winkle and Field Agent Dale Jacks of the Wesley Agency.
Another special auction for Life took place before the Archdiocese of Detroit Diocesan meeting Wednesday evening January 19, 2022.
With several challenging bids for two baby gift bags, a “Created in the Image of God” baby blanket and a DEFEND LIFE FLAG, General Agent Don Wesley will contribute $600 (a bonus of $100 was included as a donation from Brother Knight Ken Dumais of St. Mary of the Hills Council #13950), to Pregnancy Aid Detroit.
JANUARY 21, 2022 - our Michigan State Officers visited Washington DC to participate in the 2022 49th Annual National March for Life.
May we pray without ceasing that all will respect the sacred gift of life from conception to natural death.
On behalf of the Archdiocese of Detroit, we would like to invite the Knights of Columbus Council Members and Families who are not attending the March for Life in DC this year to attend a special Mass for the Unborn at 11am on Sunday, January 23 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, celebrated by Archbishop Vigneron.
It would be great to support the Archbishop and fill the Cathedral with our witness. This Mass will be livestreamed to a National audience; may the Nation know, here in Detroit, in our Archdiocese and in our State, we are ready for the fight ahead, ready to defend the dignity of every life, the right to life, and ready to accompany those abortion vulnerable women, men and families in our midst.
We are so grateful for the Witness of the Knights of Columbus in so many concrete ways at the council level. Thank you for the education and the outreach to the vulnerable in our community, especially through your ultrasound initiatives to pregnancy help centers and consistent prayer support outside abortion centers
Thank you and God bless you and the sacrifices you make for life! Please continue to let us know if there are any ways we might better support the Prolife efforts of the Knights.
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
View and download full novena:
Each of the 9 Days prayers & reflections in PDF HERE
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.
