Au Lac Council 10724 in Ira Township was recently recognized with two Knights of Columbus awards.
District Deputy Matt Hoxsie presented the Star Council Award to Grand Knight Mark Kehoe.
Hoxsie also presented Kehoe with the Council of the Month award for August 2026.
Congratulations to Grand Knight Kehoe and the members of Au Lac Council 10724 on these honors.
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State Deputy Charles E. McCuen III is calling on every Brother Knight and Lady in Michigan to help grow the Order, and he is asking all of us to take part.
In a message to the Michigan Knights of Columbus on Friday, November 13, 2026, Charlie wrote that Michigan had a great week inviting men and their families to join our Order. He said Supreme has a big "ask" to boost our ranks by December 31, and he is asking all Brother Knights and Ladies to take a part in growing Michigan.
"If everyone asked just one man to join this month we should have no problem reaching our goal," Charlie wrote. "I know I can count on your help to make this happen. GOOOOO MICHIGAN."
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The path forward is a simple invitation. Every Brother Knight and Lady is asked to invite one man to join this month. Men who wish to join the Knights of Columbus may begin at www.kofc.org/join.
Michigan's Big Four: Spirituality, Membership, Communication and Accountability.
In the One, We are One.
Vivat Jesus!
The Youth Archery Program supported by Au Lac Council 10724 was back in action after school on Tuesday, October 27, for its second session. Thirty-eight students took part, and Grand Knight Mark Kehoe shared photos of the kids in action.
The students were guided by five adult volunteers: Carl Scheer, Ashley Sebastian, Joe Whitenight, Theresa Whitenight and Dave Furtah.
The program kicked off its season on October 20 at Immaculate Conception School in Ira Township, started by Joe and Theresa Whitenight, Ashley Sebastian and Carl Scheer. As Ashley put it after the kickoff, “The 2nd year is even bigger and better thanks to the generous support of our Knights!”
The photos show a full afternoon on the range. Students gather on the bleachers to listen to their instructors, line up at the shooting line as the volunteers watch closely, and then pitch in to carry targets and arrow stands and pack the bows and arrows back into their cases. Teamwork, focus and plenty of smiles are on display from start to finish.
Programs like this show what it means to be a Knight. By giving their time to young people, the volunteers and Brother Knights of Council 10724 are helping students build focus, discipline and confidence while bringing families together in their community.
Congratulations and thank you to Carl Scheer, Ashley Sebastian, Joe Whitenight, Theresa Whitenight, Dave Furtah and all the Brother Knights of Au Lac Council 10724. Keep aiming for the bullseye!
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Submitted by Mark Kehoe, Grand Knight, Au Lac Council #10724
Before Chris Godfrey helped the New York Giants win a Super Bowl, he wore the maize and blue at Michigan. After football, he used the platform of a champion to encourage young people to live with virtue and respect for life. For this Brother Knight, the story reaches well beyond a championship ring.
Godfrey was a guard on the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI in January 1987, following the 1986 NFL season. The Giants remember him as part of the offensive line known as The Suburbanites, the men blocking for quarterback Phil Simms and running back Joe Morris during that championship run. His Michigan connection is more than a passing reference: the University of Michigan archives list him on the Wolverines defensive line, and Michigan Athletics includes him among its Super Bowl participants.
The Knights of Columbus identifies Godfrey as a member of Santa Maria Council 553 in South Bend, Indiana, in its video profile, Chris Godfrey and the Knights of Columbus. His council is in Indiana, but his college football roots give Michigan Knights another reason to recognize his story.
Winning did not make perseverance irrelevant. In a 2020 Catholic Sports Radio interview, Godfrey reflected, “Our Super Bowl rings are as much a symbol of perseverance as they are success, and, if perseverance is important in something like football or sports, it’s way more important in our personal lives.”
That distinction matters. A championship celebrates what a team achieved on a particular day. Perseverance is what a person needs when the next season, the next responsibility or the next hard decision arrives. Godfrey’s reflections connect athletic discipline with a deeper question: what does God want us to do with the gifts and opportunities we have been given?
In that same interview, Godfrey described a renewed commitment to prayer during his football career and a retreat as he considered retirement. With a growing family and another child on the way, he was weighing what should come next. His account is not simply about changing jobs; it is about making room for faith in decisions about work and family.
Godfrey went on to found Life Athletes. In its own 2011 reporting, the Giants described the organization as teaching young men and women to live lives of virtue, chastity and respect for life. Godfrey traced its beginnings to Champions for Life, a video project that brought together members of the Giants championship team with the encouragement of Wellington Mara and Andy Robustelli. The football platform became a way to reach young people with a message about how to live.
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For Knights of Columbus, that is a familiar challenge. Talent, recognition and professional success are not ends in themselves. They can become opportunities to serve, to encourage another person and to give a public witness to faith.
Godfrey’s story links Michigan football, a Giants championship and the everyday work of helping young people form good habits and sound convictions. The ring is part of the story. What a man does with his influence is another part—and one every Brother Knight can take to heart.
Paw Paw Council 3798 has wrapped up its Onion Bag Program, and the result was a generous gift for neighbors in need: the council donated 560 lbs. of food to the Gobles Food Pantry.
Pictured with the donation are PGK Mike Garvey, DGK John Yellich, Gobles Food Pantry Director Sue Miller and GK David Vana.
Thank you to the Brother Knights of Council 3798 for putting their faith into action and helping to keep the shelves full for families in the Gobles and Paw Paw area.
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Submitted by District Deputy Frank Hanchak, District 408. Vivat Jesus!
On October 25th, Dearborn O'Kelley Council #3860 once again helped The Arc Dearborn by beautifying their grounds. Working with saws, hedge trimmers and hand tools, the council removed two dumpsters full of trees, branches, trimmings and weeds.
The Arc Dearborn is an adult with disability counseling and rehabilitation organization, serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1954. It is funded via the MI-Drive, the Father Patrick O'Kelley Charity golf outing, and with volunteer projects like this one.
This was not the council's first project for The Arc this year. Earlier in 2026, Council #3860 sponsored a project to refurbish The Arc Dearborn's outdoor sign.
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Thank you to the Brother Knights of Dearborn O'Kelley Council #3860 for putting their faith into action and serving our neighbors at The Arc Dearborn!
Submitted by Edward J Leshinsky, Communications Director #3860
St. John Neumann Knights of Columbus Council 7115 in Holland volunteered on November 7 as the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids hosted The Veterans Day 5 Remembrance event.
The event featured a 0.5-mile walk, a 5K run and a 5-mile run, beginning at the veterans facility and running through Riverside Park.
Council members presented $500 to volunteer coordinator Gretchen Muir to help fund social programs for the veterans. The Knights also staffed a water station along the course for the approximately 250 participants. The event raised more than $3,000 for the Veterans Home.
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Thank you to the Brother Knights of Council 7115 for honoring veterans through charity and service. Vivat Jesus!
Submitted by Gary P. Pullano.
When winter comes to Michigan, a warm coat can make all the difference for a child. The Brother Knights of Msgr. Kromenaker Council 2251 in St Clair made sure more kids will have one this season by donating four cases of winter coats to Kids in Distress.
The need was real. Kids in Distress shared that more than 1,000 children have come through their doors in the last two months alone, and they were almost out of winter coats when the donation arrived.
In their thank-you post, Kids in Distress gave a special shoutout to PGK Dan Granowicz for spearheading the donation.
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This is charity in action, the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. Thank you to PGK Dan Granowicz and all the Brother Knights of Council 2251 for keeping kids in our community warm this winter. Vivat Jesus!
On Sunday, November 8, 2026, the Michigan Knights of Columbus joined the Detroit Archdiocesan Vocations League (DAVL) for the annual DAVL Memorial Mass at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 2701 Chicago Blvd., Detroit. The 10 AM Mass was offered on the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, as Brother Knights, families and friends gathered to remember our Brothers who have gone before us.
Very Reverend Kevin G. Creagh, C.M., was the presiding celebrant. Sir Knights of the Fourth Degree Color Corps assisted at the Mass, and the program described the day as a Memorial Mass and Brunch. After Mass, those present shared brunch with the seminarians who are preparing to serve as our future priests.
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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Photos courtesy of Gary Kolbicz, Gene Suchyta and Felicia Szczepanski. Music in the accompanying video: Ave Maria (Anton Bruckner), performed by the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters (public domain).
On Monday, October 26, St John Neumann Council 16169 in Canton held an Open House at Resurrection Parish and welcomed three new members into the Knights of Columbus.
In addition, a fourth brother who had already completed his First Degree attended and advanced to the Third Degree.
The Open House came just two days after the council's October 24 exemplification, which brought it to its membership goal for Star Council.
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Congratulations to our newest Brothers and to Council 16169 for its continued growth and success!
