Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyOn Sunday March 2nd, 2025 District 36 (DD Shane James) and District 37 (DD Ken Cavanagh) held an Exemplification ceremony at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Oshawa welcoming six new Brother Knights into the Order. St. Joseph the Worker Council welcomed four new members, St. Jude's and St. Gertrude's Council one new member each. Well done team.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State Deputy Council #3305The members of Holy Name Council #3305 in Essex celebrated their 75th anniversary on Saturday March 1. To mark this important milestone we had our State Secretary, David Gelinas, attend the celebration and present the Grand Knight with a certificate on behalf of the entire State Board and the more than 56,000 members of Ontario. May there be another 75 years.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyToronto Council #1388Following the Divine Liturgies (e.g. Mass) on Sunday February 23, well over 60 brother Knights took part in a luncheon for His Beatitude before he left to support a demonstration calling for support for Ukraine later that afternoon. The demonstration was held at Toronto City Hall. This luncheon was hosted by Toronto Council #1388 and was an outstanding success by any measure.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyOn February 22, several dozen members of the Knights of Columbus attended a dinner in honour of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk. Psd Ed Shawchuck and Lady Sandra as well as our Associate State Chaplain, were essential in the successful execution of this event. In all, more than 400 community leaders from across Canada attended the dinner held in Oakville.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyOn January 26, our Family Director, Jaime Libaque, received the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his exemplary community work, including Knights of Columbus programs such as Coats for Kids, Food Drives, Basketball Free Throws, a Lottery Raffle, the Scarborough Canada Day Parade, and various Pro-Life events. Well done, Brother Jaime.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyAssembly #2230Flag Day was celebrated by members of several councils in the Greater Ottawa area on February 15. The event was hosted by Assembly #2230 and held at Royal Canadian Legion Branch #632 in Orleans. A full-capacity crowd attended the event (195 people) despite the snowstorm. The occasion allowed our State Deputy to highlight the long-standing relationship between our military and veteran community with the Knights and how our Sir Knights have put their cardinal virtue of Patriotism into action. Well done everyone! BTW we also recruited five new members. Bravo to our Membership Director [...]
Submitted by Ken Cavanagh D.D.37On December 9, District Deputy Ken Cavanagh of District 37 presented a 125th Anniversary Sign to Grande Chevalier Denis Leduc at Conseil Notre Dame's general meeting in December. Fraternally yours,
Council 15612St. Marguerite D'Youville Council 15612 were involved with setting up the Advent/Christmas Season in the foyer of Brampton City Hall. A special thank you to Brother Chrales Thomas, Brother Wenzil Moraes, Brother Wevalven Moraes, and Brother Alvin Rodricks who supported the set up of the Nativity Scene.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil #485January 25, marks the 125th anniversary of the Knights of Columbus in Ontario with the establishment of Pioneer Council #485. It is fitting that Grand Knight of Council #485, Peter Stuart, would present a duplicate of his Council's Charter to the State Deputy so that he may hang this charter on one of the walls at the State Office in Hamilton, thereby reminding everyone visiting the office where it all began. Thank you Peter for the donation.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil 11525On the weekend of February 1-2, the parishioners at St Joseph's Highland Creek Church in Scarborough heard from our State Deputy. He was helped by a very enthusiastic recruiting team. There had not been an official church drive at this parish since the COVID-19 lockdowns and our presence was very much appreciated by the parishioners. So much so that eleven prospects were added to our list of candidates for consideration to join the Order.
