Submitted by Brother Hikmat DandanJesus the King To the Ontario State Deputy, Bro Bruce Poulin and the Christian Refugee Relief Director, Bro Hikmat Dandan, the Deputy Supreme Knight Brother Arthur Peters and all the sponsors, Councils, the Knights of Columbus members and their Ladies. Happy Easter. Christos Anesti, Christ is risen, Alithos Anesti, Truly He is Risen. The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate School, Shepherds' Fields in the Holy Land would like to thank the Jerusalem Students scholarship sponsors for their generous donations that have helped our Christian students greatly over the years. Your donations have allowed our Christian students to keep getting [...]

Submitted by Brother Hikmat Dandan Jesus the King ONTARIO COUNCILS SUPPORT ORPHANS In 1882, Blessed Father Michael McGivney, founded the Knights of Columbus to protect the widows and orphans and to provide spiritual support for Catholic men. Orphans for Jesus is the unique initiative in the Knights of Columbus that is fulfilling the vision of Blessed Father Michael McGivney. Orphans for Jesus features eight orphanages in Poland, Lebanon, in the Holy Land and other countries. This Christian Refugee Relief initiative made it easy for councils and parishioners to donate and help orphans. Orphans for Jesus recently made the following donations to [...]

Submitted by Brother Hikmat Dandan Jesus the King Jesus the king Council 15045 launched a campaign to FIGHT HUNGER ON CHRISTMAS and donated $500 to each one of six food banks: Richmond Hill Food Bank, Knights Table, Daily Bread Food Bank, Covenant House, Scott Mission, & Society of St. Vincent de Paul. One of the Food Banks says that with their buying power, $100 will give a family of 4 access to food for over a week. $100 will also give an individual client access to meals for more than one month. Also, $1 donated = 1 meal so Jesus the [...]

Submitted by Brother Hikmat DandanJesus the King Charitable Gaming for Community Good The Jesus the King Bingo Knights group founded & lead by Brother Hikmat, the Session Coordinator, raised charitable gaming funds amounting to C$ 25,000 that was distributed to more than 30 different charities (see logos) for the good of the Ontario community including Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Church initiatives as First Holy Communion, Canadian Melkite Youth Convention, Church Summer Festival, St Ambrose Etobicoke Mission, and IMAC Children & Youth Ministry. The council concentrated on making donations to food banks in view of the rising costs and the need [...]

Submitted by Brother Hikmat Dandan Jesus the King World Day of Migrants & Refugees Mass On Sunday, September 24th, the Archdiocese of Toronto, in collaboration with the Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Community, celebrated a special Mass at 12:00 pm to mark the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Markham. Bishop John Boissonneau, in his homily, emphasized that the universal Church is deeply concerned about the displacement of people and communities who are forced to leave their homes. He reminded parishioners that by welcoming refugees, they are, in fact, welcoming Our Lord Jesus. [...]

Submitted by Brother Hikmat Dandan Jesus the King Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Church 2023 Summer Festival Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Church 2023 Summer Festival  “Bringing the heart of the Middle East with good music and great food”. That was the slogan of the Jesus the King Church Summer Festival starting the Friday 4th, 5th,6th August 2023 at the Good Shepherd Chaldean Cathedral in North York. An annual event on the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. The purpose of the Festival is to bring the Melkite, Chaldean, Syriac and other Middle East Christians together with famous tunes and [...]

Submitted by Brother Hikmat Dandan Jesus the King Jesus the King Bingo Knights present C$ 3000 cheque. Deputy Grand Knight Brother Hikmat of Jesus the King Knights of Columbus Council 15045 presenting the Jesus the King council C$3000 financial support for the Canadian Melkite Youth Group during their Barbeque night at 8:00 pm in the Cathedral of The Transfiguration. The Bingo Knights are sponsoring the cost of the Coach bus and will try to raise $2000 more that is required. The bus will transport the church approx. 40 youth to the 6th Annual Canadian Melkite Youth Convention to Montreal and back [...]

Submitted by Brother Hikmat DandanJesus the King Jesus the King Knights of Columbus Council is pleased to join the Richmond Hill Hall Charities Association and Bingo World & Gaming Richmond Hill. We have lined up around 30 charities that will benefit from our charitable gaming share. In our council we formed a WHATSAPP group and called it BINGO KNIGHTS to facilitate communications. It has around 8-10 dedicated volunteers. Our first charitable gaming distribution totalling C$ 3,750.00 benefited the following charities whose logos appear in the slide: Compassionate Community Care, Toronto Sisters of Life, St Vincent De Paul, Knights Table Restaurant, Richmond [...]