Father Edmund Battersby Council 7586 honors member turning 100 years old!
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 11:37 PM
John Ochman turns 100 years old on July 8, 2026.
John Ochman has been a Knight of Columbus member for 79 years.
Father Edmund Battersby Council 7586 Knight of Columbus Grand Knight Bob Donahue presents 100-year-old John Ochman with a "Certificate of Appreciation" for being a 79-year member of the council.
Dan Martin
Father Edmund Battersby Council 7586
Member
Council 1266 - Holiday Camp Lunch
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 11:33 PM
On Thursday, July 9th, Monroe Council #1266 purchased lunch for the children of Monroe Holiday Camp – a special summer camp with enrichment activities for Monroe County youth with physical & mental disabilities. Knights & family members also prepared and served the lunch to the children of the camp & camp staff members.
Anchor Bay Council 5981 honors its Former Council Chaplain of 21 years!
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 11:31 PM
At its July meeting, Anchor Bay Council 5981 voted to purchase a K of C grave marker for Former Council Chaplain, Fr. Nick Zukowski. On July 17th, PGKs Ron Demick and Matt Hoxsie placed the grave marker at the cemetery. Fr. Nick used to say that” He became a Knight before he became a Priest” and we think Father would love having the K of C flag fly next to where he is laid to rest.
Irish Hills Council 6223 honors Deacon Gene Hausmann's retirement
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 11:23 PM
On Sunday, July 12th, approximately 50 Knights and a couple hundred parishioners gathered to wish Deacon Gene Hausmann well in his retirement. Deacon Gene is a past Grand Knight of Irish Hills Council 6223 in the beautiful Irish Hills near Brooklyn.
Mike Kimutis
GK Irish Hills Council 6223
St. Clair Council 2251 hosts Fraternal Picnic and Collects Diapers!
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 11:21 PM
On July 13th, St Clair Council 2251 held its annual Fraternal Picnic. Brothers were treated to a barbeque with all of the fixin's, including prime rib. In order to participate in the picnic, each Brother Knight was asked to bring a case of diapers that could be donated to a local pregnancy center.
Au Lac Council 10724 installs Council Officers
By: Matt Hoxsie -
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 11:12 PM
On Thursday, July 16th, Au Lac Council 10724 held its Installation of Officers ceremony for the 2026-2027 fraternal year. Worthy District Deputy Matt Hoxsie led the ceremony and presented the officer jewel to each of the officers who were present.
Congratulations to the officers for the new fraternal year!
Multi-District Meeting held on July 15th
By: Thomas Kendziorski -
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 11:01 PM
A "multiple district" summer meeting was held on July 15th at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church and School, Six districts came together to inform local council members about pertinent issues of the Michigan jurisdiction of the KofC. Topics included: Membership, Programs, Insurance, the Fraternal Leader Success Planner, and Cor. Pictured L-R: DD115 Richard Sandifer, DD117 Larry Hinds, DD101 Ed Perkins, DD119 Andy Assenmacher, Sr., DD DD127 Kevin Hagadorn, and DD125 Jan Krakowiak.
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Defending the Right to Life
By: Ed Strach -
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 10:56 PM
Upper Downriver Right to Life has been busy this spring and summer! Volunteers designed and built a float to promote the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The float featured an eight foot tall Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross and highlighted the wording from that Declaration: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Although abortion is legal through all nine months of pregnancy in Michigan, we have undertaken and advertising campaign in the
Wyandotte Warrior newspaper and
Wyandotte Today magazine to remind readers of the value and dignity of each person throughout life, from conception to natural death as we know from Catholic teaching and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
It is our responsibility and opportunity on the August 4th Primary and in November to vote to elect representatives who best reflect our Catholic Values. Right to Life of Michigan PAC endorses candidates who are pro-life, will protect parental rights, stand with women and families, and uphold common sense. Please visit the website for your personalized ballot: RTL.org/vote, call 734-282-6100 or stop by our new office: 344 Eureka in Wyandotte.
Please make plans to join The Downriver Right to Life affiliates for our annual Focus on Life Dinner on Tuesday, October 6 at Crystal Gardens. Save with early Bird tickets from now until September 1st are now available: FocusonlifeDownriver.com or call 313-9784.
Dad Talk - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
By: John Bursch -
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 10:50 PM
In this Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus gives us three more parables, the first of which involves a landowner who allows weeds to grow in his field alongside his wheat. It sounds like the parable of the terrible farmer! But Jesus is teaching us something profound about heavenly patience and how we should respond to evil in the world. We'll explore those subjects - and why St. Paul tells us that "we do not know how to pray as we ought" - in this week's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad
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