Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJESUS THE KING JESUS THE KING COUNCIL SUPPORTS FIRST HOLY COMMUNION At the end of May, Jesus The King Melkite Catholic Church joyfully celebrated the Holy Communion of 13 beloved sons and daughters in Christ. After eight months of preparation under the guidance of Monsignor Makarios Wehbi and catechist Mrs Claude Hanna, 10 families gathered at The Cathedral of The Transfiguration for this blessed occasion. The children were taught the foundations of their faith—including the Old and New Testaments, the Apostles' Creed, and the spirit of the Melkite Catholic Church. They also learned the sacred meaning of [...]

Submitted by HIKMAT MICHEL DANDAN JESUS THE KING A JESUS THE KING SIR KNIGHT WEDDING On Saturday May 10th, St John Paul II Assembly 3325 Sir Knights dashed to St Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Mississauga dressed in their new official regalia, to perform a wedding Honour Guard for one of their own. The wedding of Sir Knight Tarek and his beautiful bride Mirai. Sir Knight Tarek, a past Grand Knight, is a member of Jesus the King Knights of Columbus Council 15045. District Marshall Sir Knight Sal who took special permission from Monsignor Makarios to draw swords during the wedding, [...]

Submitted by HIKMAT MICHEL DANDANJESUS THE KING BINGO KNIGHTS, AN ONTARIO SUCCESS STORY Jesus the King council project, Bingo Knights was featured at the end of April by the Director of Fraternal Training from Supreme, Brother Darryl Barrios, and the Supreme Director of Programs, Brother Drew Dillingham as an Ontario success story under the FAITH pillar, in the fraternal webinar entitled Programming Ideas to Help Councils Shine that was broadcast world-wide. Deputy Grand Knight Hikmat was asked the following which also explains the whole process to any council: Question: Describe your program. Bingo Knights is the perfect example for councils on [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJESUS THE KING CHRISTOS ANESTI, CHRIST IS RISEN, ALITHOS ANESTI, HE IS RISEN INDEED To the Ontario State Deputy, Sir Knight Bruce Poulin, and the Deputy Supreme Knight, Arthur Peters, the Christian Refugee Relief Director, Bro Hikmat, and all the scholarship sponsors, Councils, the Knights of Columbus members and their Ladies. The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate School, Shepherds' Field would like to thank all the Jerusalem Students scholarship sponsors for their generous donations that have helped our Christian students greatly over the years. Thanks to the anonymous sponsor who donates annually C$10,000 ($5000 for school deficit $5000 for [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJesus the King JESUS THE KING BINGO KNIGHTS RAISE $90,000 FOR CHARITY Jesus the King Knights of Columbus Council organized an appreciation dinner at Tarboush Lebanese restaurant in Mississauga for the volunteers of the Bingo Knights & Ladies who went out of their way working late hours during 2024 to raise more than $90,000 that was donated to around 35 initiatives which fairly represent the various types of needs of the community in Ontario from food banks, to mother & baby, to youth ministry, to special Olympics, to veterans, the homeless, the vulnerable, Jesus the King church [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJesus the King Jesus the King Council 15045 offered the Coats for Kids program to three Melkite Catholic parishes in Ontario, Cathedral of Transfiguration Parish, Our Lady of the Assumption Melkite Church in Hamilton, Saint Simeon Stylites Melkite Church in Windsor, as well as the Richmond Hill Salvation Army to support needy families or recent immigrants to bring warmth to their children. The priests of the parishes discretely identified needy families in their communities for distribution. Richmond Hill Salvation Army have their own winter coat program but were also pleased with additional brand new coats donated by [...]

Submitted by HIKMAT MICHEL DANDANJESUS THE KING JESUS THE KING COUNCIL FIGHTS HUNGER ON CHRISTMAS Jesus the king Council 15045 launched a campaign to FIGHT HUNGER ON CHRISTMAS and donated $2000 to each one of five food banks and two organizations that feed the homeless and vulnerable: Richmond Hill Food Bank, Knights Table, Daily Bread Food Bank, St. Vincent de Paul, North York Harvest. Also to Covenant House, and Scott Mission. Daily Bread Food Bank & North York Harvest, together, issued a report and called to implement real long-term solutions to end poverty and food insecurity. “From April 1, 2023, to [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJESUS THE KING CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM THE HOLY LAND “From Jerusalem & from Bethlehem Where our Melkite Catholic Church is established with many cities around, I am first giving you a blessing to all those who are looking at this web site. I would like to talk to you about our school, the Melkite Catholic School in Beit Sahour which is in the Shepherds' Field, and very close to Bethlehem, where Jesus is born, and I always consider that our parishioners in Beit Sahour are the grand, grand children of the shepherds who went to visit Jesus [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJesus the KingYou are the "Good Samaritans of these days" Canada Melkite Catholic Eparchial Bishop Milad addressed the Knights of Columbus members in the Cathedral of Transfiguration. The Jerusalem Students 2024 annual Mass was held in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Markham. His Eminence Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Thomas Collins and the Canada Melkite Catholic Bishop His Excellency Milad El Jawich presided on the Mass with Monsignor Makarios Wehbi, the pastor of Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Church. The Chief Knights of Columbus dignitary and speaker was the Deputy Supreme Knight Arthur Peters. The Honor Guard which glorified [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJesus the King JESUS THE KING COUNCIL SUPPORTS CHURCH SUMMER CAMP 39 of Jesus the King Melkite Catholic church beloved children attended the Jesus The King Summer Camp 2024 hosted at the Anchor Retreat Centre in Gilmour, Ontario. The theme was “Christian Friendship: Being Friends with Jesus and others.” The campers participated in playing interactive games including capture the flag, soccer, and an escape room experience in teams. Each day began and ended with the traditional morning and evening prayers. They began day 2 of the camp with a teaching of Divine Liturgy in which accompanying Father [...]