Flint Coats for Kids Distribution
- Thu, Nov 4, 2021 10:17 AM
Detroit Coats for Kids Distribution
- Thu, Nov 4, 2021 10:14 AM
Muskegon Coats for Kids Distribution
- Tue, Nov 2, 2021 5:58 PM
Grand Rapids Coats for Kids Distribution
- Tue, Nov 2, 2021 10:48 AM
Archbishop Lori in Rome
- Tue, Oct 26, 2021 9:46 AM
VATICAN CITY (CNS) ─ The incoming chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities Archbishop William Lori hopes his brother bishops will approve a statement on the Eucharist that helps Catholics understand the gift that it is and that invites them back to active church life.
"I think it would be a beautiful thing if, in November, we were to close ranks and say, 'We are pastors. We love our people. We want to make this an inviting church and we want to gather people around the altar of the Lord,'" Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore told Catholic News Service.
In discussing and voting on a document on the Eucharist during their meeting Nov. 15-18, he said, the tone should be pastoral, "not compromising our teaching, not denying that it is possible to exclude oneself from the table of the Lord," but laying the foundation for the bishops' multiyear project of helping Catholics better understand, appreciate and celebrate the sacrament.
Some bishops want the statement to specifically address the question of Catholic politicians, such as President Joe Biden, who support legalized abortion or other laws at odds with church teaching.
Archbishop Lori, Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus was at the Vatican accompanying the new Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly of the Knights of Columbus for a visit in late October; Biden was scheduled to meet the pope Oct. 29.
You may read the entire article from CNS in Detroit Catholic.
Novena in Honor of St. Joseph
- Thu, Oct 21, 2021 1:48 PM
Bishop Gruss is having a Novena in Honor of Saint Joseph throughout the entire Diocese of Saginaw beginning this Sunday, October 24th at the Cathedral and will travel throughout the diocese and return to the Cathedral next Sunday and Monday (the Feast of All Saints).
I’m asking all Knights of Columbus members throughout the Diocese of Saginaw to kindly attend whichever location is nearest to them - in support of Bishop Gruss - and to fully participate in the indulgences and graces from this spiritual activity. See the schedule below.
Visit the Diocese of Saginaw website to download the booklet (and other related materials): saginaw.org
Sunday, October 24th – Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption
615 Hoyt Avenue, Saginaw
10:30 am Mass & Novena (Live-streamed)
[30th Sunday in Ordinary Time]
Monday, October 25th – Saint Joseph Church/Saint Gabriel Parish
84 W. Midland Road, Auburn
6:00 pm Mass & Novena
Tuesday, October 26th – Mount Saint Joseph Church/Nativity of the Lord Parish, Saint Louis
605 S. Franklin Street, Saint Louis
6:00 pm Mass & Novena
Wednesday, October 27th Saint Joseph Church/Resurrection of the Lord Parish
7842 Newbery Street, Alger
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Saint Joseph Church/Saint Hubert Parish
3455 Rapson Road, Rapson
6:00 pm Mass & Novena
Thursday, October 28th – Saint Joseph Church/Saint Christopher Parish
375 W. Ohmer Road, Mayville
6:00 pm Mass & Novena
[Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles]
Friday, October 29th – aint Joseph the Worker Church/Parish
2168 N. Winn Road, Mt. Pleasant (Beal City)
6:00 pm Mass & Novena
Saturday, October 30th – Saint Joseph Church/Parish
910 N. 6th Street, Saginaw
12:00 noon Mass & Novena
Sunday, October 31st – Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption
615 Hoyt Street, Saginaw
10:30 am Mass & Novena
[31st Sunday in Ordinary Time]
Monday, November 1st – Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption
615 Hoyt Street, Saginaw
8:00 am Mass & Novena (Live-streamed)
[Solemnity of All Saints]
State Soccer Challenge Winners
- Tue, Oct 19, 2021 10:59 AM
Leadership Retreats & Thanksgiving Mass
- Wed, Oct 13, 2021 8:08 PM
To Register for retreats: contact Greg Brunson (810) 824-9533 g.brunson@mikofc.org
For Information of the Mass contact either:
Greg Brunson (810) 824-9533 g.brunson@mikofc.org
District Deputy Howard Weathington (313) 610-1348 dd130@mikofc.org
Beginning October 22nd all councils in Michigan are asked to conduct a Blessed Michael McGivney Novena with October 31st Mass as the tenth day thanking Blessed Michael McGivney for his intercession. The Novena Prayers and Devotions prayer book (Blessed Michael McGivney Novena) can be found on the State Web Site: www.mikofc.org/resources/Faith-in-action
Monroe Council 1266 Recognized for International Faith Program Award
- Wed, Oct 13, 2021 8:06 AM
Knights of Columbus-sponsored gathering of men grows by leaps and bounds; breakfasts seeing ‘men’s faith grow right before our eyes’.
MONROE — The significance of the honor didn’t fully strike Elliot Alfredson until he began hearing the roll call of awardees at the 139th Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus in August.
A family from Poland. Councils from cities in the Philippines and Canada. And the winner of the International Faith Program Award? Knights of Columbus Council 1266 from Monroe, Mich., recognized for developing a breakfast program that has rejuvenated the faith of Catholic men in the community and injected new life into the council.
“It was incredible to experience that,” said Alfredson, a member of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Monroe who co-founded the Men’s Prayer Breakfast (MPB), which brings men together for prayer and fraternity at the Knights of Columbus Hall in downtown Monroe on the first and third Thursdays of each month.
The lay-led ministry affectionately calls itself the “Regular Joes,” a nod both to the coffee that fuels the early-morning gatherings and the group’s lack of pretense. “We’re just regular guys who are coming together to share our faith and to grow our faith together,” Alfredson said.
“Prior to MBP, I think most men kept their faith pretty private,” he added. “They didn’t even talk to other guys they saw in church about their faith.”
The program is modeled on a successful men’s prayer breakfast sponsored by Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Plymouth, which Alfredson joined after going through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and attended weekly prior to moving to Monroe in 2016.
See the video of the Program and read the entire article on Detroit Catholic.
Knight In Right Place At Right Time
- Tue, Oct 12, 2021 1:35 AM
Posen heroes in the right place, at the right time to alert people
One never knows when we will be placed in the right place at the right time to possibly save a life or two, or even more. For Jim Haske of Rogers City, it’s crystal clear.
He was getting off of work Sept. 28 at about 10 p.m. when the building across the street became fully involved in flames. On each side of the building were homes in close proximity. Jim got them all up and out.
Since the fire, customer after customer, has been hailing the longtime employee of the Blarney Castle, BP gas station and a member of the Knights of Columbus Rogers City Council 1705 as a hero, and deservedly so.
John Rasmussen and his family were in the south house and know it was much too close.
“I’m glad everyone is safe,” said Rasmussen. The family of five was sound asleep as the building next door was going up in flames.
“I’m usually in bed at nine or a little earlier,” said Rasmussen, who is the manager of the gas station where he and Jim Haske work. There were four people in the north house.
“Jim got us out at 9:55 p.m.,” said Rasmussen. Patron Wyatt Romel was the last customer of the day and saw the flames coming from the roof.
“They were still awake,” said Haske. “I pounded on their door and Dave Roznowski says, ‘what’s going on.’ I said ‘your garage is on fire, get everyone out now.’ He said, ‘it’s just my woodstove.’ ” After a firsthand glance, he saw it was something much more.
Read the entire article from The Presque Isle County Advance.