Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyAssembly 2838 On Saturday May 4, St. Padre Pio Assembly 2838 celebrated their 20th anniversary. Part of the celebrations saw Faithful Navigator, Socrates Furtado, presenting the Award of Excellence certificate to four members (holding certificates) for their extraordinary service to the Assembly.
Submitted by Brother Hikmat Dandan Jesus the King Jesus the King Council sponsored and donated $2000 to its Etobicoke Melkite Catholic Mission to support "Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and After Mass Community Development" a new concept introduced by the council to encourage socializing between the families and their youth. It was attended by Most Reverend Canada Melkite Catholic Bishop Milad El Jawich who presided on the Sunday Mass at St. Ambrose Church assisted by Monsignor Makarios, Reverend Fadi, and Father Timothy. Brother Jony organized the event which included food, music and speeches. Brother Jony, a leading Knight in the community, introduced [...]
Submitted by Roger Richard.St. Volodymyr the Great St. Volodymyr the Great Council 9557 hosted an Exemplification of Charity, Unity and Fraternity and made history for the first time, the Exemplification was in Ukrainian. Two members completed their Exemplification. The Ontario State Board was present at this historical event, with Worthy State Deputy Bruce Poulin, State Secretary David Gelinas, State Treasurer Joe Bodnar, State Advocate Henery Miller, and State Warden Earle DePass.
Submitted by Gerald MoynahanMsgr. A.J.McNabbCouncils from all over Chatham - Kent and 2 from Essex County have been helping out with the Chatham - Kent Barnstormers IBL (Intercounty Baseball League) Baseball team during their Inaugural season. There was a total of 10 councils that helped to pull this all together. The main council that started it all was Council 7744. The following Councils that helped out were 2356, 8783, 2775, 1412, 2102, 9551, 11891. Emile, Peter, Helene Vercouteren were the coordinators of this massive event. That lasted from May 10 - Aug 24th. This was a very big undertaking as we [...]
On Sunday May 5, 2024 St. Joseph the Worker Council 9988 (Oshawa) held an Exemplification ceremony welcoming 5 new members into the Order and St. Hedwigs Council also welcomed one new member. Congratulations to these 6 new Knights. The 5 new members gave St. Joseph's Council a total of 19 new members surpassing over 200 percent of their quota.
Submitted by Bruce Poulin. On May 4, a special outdoor mass was held in front of San Juan City Hall in Puerto Rico. Hundreds gathered for prayer and our Canadian delegation was more than happy to join our counterpart Knights of Columbus in Puerto Rico and take part in this public prayer.
Submitted by Bruce Poulin. On May 4 the Knights went to Centro Sol Isolina de Caimito in San Juan to distribute several wheelchairs. The center acted as a distribution point where several people in need came to the centre to receive their KofC wheelchair. The expressions of gratitude, filled with tears, for putting our Faith in Action by helping the people in Puerto Rico will always be treasured memories. Proud to be a Knight.
Submitted by Bruce Poulin. The month of April saw our State Deputy visit brother Gino Greco's territory (MIO 7). Part of that visit included an evening whereby he could meet with the district deputies and Gks from the area. No agenda, just a friendly banter between brother Knights.
Submitted by Nicholas QuadriniSt. Mark Parish CouncilSt. Mark Council 10874 Grand Knight John Sobrinho and Ontario Squire Area Chairman (Metro East) Nicholas Quadrini (a Charter Member of Circle 5486) recognized retiring Councillors SK Robert Tabone and SK Francis Kelly for their twelve years of dedicated service to the Columbian Squires. Both Brother Knights founded St. Mark Squire Circle 5486 back in March 2011 and have served as Councillors ever since. Area Chairman Nicholas, GK John, and current Chief Councillor Corrado Privitera presented awards of appreciation to SK Robert and SK Francis to recognize their many years of selfless and dedicated service [...]
Submitted by Bruce Poulin.St. Bahnam On April 10, our State Deputy visited one of our newest councils: St Bahnam Council 17627 in Cambridge, to inspire the members and promote the 125th anniversary of the Order in Ontario. The launch of this anniversary will officially commence in September 2024.
