Submitted by Roger RichardSt. Theresa the Little Flower Daniel Boyer, The Deputy Grand Knight od St. Theresa the Little Flower Council 16005 in Ottawa present the New Membership Kit to Brothers Matthew Gillard and Keith Bell at the end of the Sunday Mass at St. Theresa.
Submitted by Ray Francoeur St. Helen Cross Council 15999 Coats for Kids On Thursday, December 2nd, 2021, the St Helen of the Cross Council 15999 presented Community Care West Niagara (CCWN) with 48 New Winter Coats. The coats were donated through the Knights of Columbus (KofC) Coats for Kids Program. Money for the coats was collected through the KofC Bottle Drive Fundraiser. CCWN was able to order specific sizes and styles to suit the demographic of children in need of a coat. This partnership fulfills the KofC virtue of charity and provides CCWN with the needed coats which they distribute within [...]
Submitted by Hikmat Dandan, Christian Refugee Relief Director Ontario State Ontario Knights Wheelchair project in Iraq A boy in Qaraqosh Iraq, receives a wheelchair donated by Ontario Knights. Three Ontario Councils, St Joseph Chaldean Council 16977 of North York, St Joseph Syriac Council 17309 of Mississauga, and St. Agnes Ky Tsao Council 15176 of Markham purchased 80 wheelchairs and 150 walking sticks for disabled Christian refugees returning to Mosul. The distribution took place during the Feast of The Cross festivities week in the Holy Family Centre in Qaraqosh by its director, Father Bashar Kthea to both Chaldean and Syriac disabled refugees [...]
Submitted by Ontario State Council Ontario State Coats for Kids On December 3, 2021, CampMart The 401 AutoRV Group of Companies donated 15 boxes of coats for kids in Ontario. The boxes of coats were distributed to Barrie, Cambridge, Hamilton, Ingersoll, London, Ottawa, and Peterborough. We thanked the management and the marketing department for their generous donation to the Coats for Kids program and for sharing the gift of warmth to children in Ontario. Picture above from left: Senior Vice President of The 401 Auto RV Group of Companies, Jazz Mamak, State Deputy, Marcel Lemmen, the friendly mascot #CampyTheMoose, and Bridget [...]
Submitted by Peter Jasica Holy Rosary Milton Jenny's Food Bank Our annual Advent Food Drive received a great boost the first week with our largest donation to date. Jenny, granddaughter of Brother Knight Marcel Zwolman took it upon herself to ask for non-perishable food donations for her 5th birthday instead of gifts for herself. Her friends and family were asked to celebrate her birthday with drive-by birthday wishes and to drop off donations into her own little food bank wagon which quickly overflowed. We thank Jenny for her thoughtfulness and caring and her incredible gift of charity and hope in the [...]
Submitted by Fred Horvath St. Francis of Assisi Council 11268, New Castle Ontario Charity is at the heart of our work and our faith. For Knights of Columbus, charity means supporting a virtually boundless variety of projects. This fraternal year we are hoping to triple the work we do in our community. With COVID regulations and directives regarding in person dining in our parish hall, we have been unable to raise money to meet our target. We successfully ran a cash calendar lottery which was an overwhelming success. We are now holding a silent auction which ends on Sunday December 12 [...]
Submitted by Christopher TurnerOur Lady of the LakeCouncil 4917 of St Joseph Parish entered a float in the Grimsby Christmas Parade which took place on December 4, 2021. Some 150 entries took part in this evening parade which began at 5:15 pm and proceeded through the main streets of Grimsby, Ontario. Our theme for the float was “Keep Christ in Christmas” and we included a Nativity Scene of Baby Jesus in the manger with Mary and Joseph watching prayerfully in wonder. The shepherd boy and the animals attended with the three Wiseman bearing gifts. Angels stood guard and sang traditional religious [...]
Submitted by Daniel BoyerSt. Theresa The Little FlowerDaniel Boyer, Deputy Grand Knights of Council 16005, St. Theresa The Little Flower in Ottawa present the new membership kit to the newest brother knight of the council, Brother Keith Bell on December 4th, 2021. Brother Daniel is Brother Keith's sponsor.
Submitted by Paul O'Neill, DD Msgr. Paul J. Meyer Council 4916 The most recent Brother to join our Council, Brother Matt Foran accompanied by his father Brother Gary Foran organized a very successful Food Drive in his neighbourhood. A total of 1500 pounds of food and $5000 was collected and donated to the local Food Bank. Brother Matt is the third generation of his family to belong to Council 4916.
Submitted by Robert Palmer District 109 To promote KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS, we have two billboards promoting the program, one located at Mohawk and Upper Gage above the car wash, the second at Upper Wellington and Jay near Cable Source in Hamilton Ontario. The display runs from 2021-11-26 until 2021-12-26.
