Submitted by Herbert DixonCouncil 5860Fr. Carlo Bianchi Upper Hamilton Council 5860 help put together with Sts. Peter and Paul school for the Advent Mass on December 5, 2024. Following mass, we had students present roses to Our Lady of Guadelupe while all the students said the rosary.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil 8585On November 8, our State Deputy paid a visit to his old Council 8585 in Vanier where he served as their Grand Knight. It was nice to see the Friday spaghetti dinners back in force. Almost 100 people turned out in this small community Church. Renewing old friendships through these kinds of activities is yet another way to put our Faith in action and raise funds. Le 8 novembre dernier, notre député d’État a rendu visite à son ancien Conseil 8585 à Vanier, où il a agi à titre de Grand Chevalier. C’était agréable [...]
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyHoly Redeemer Council 9544 By most accounts our Coats for Kids program will break last year's record of 11,017 coats that were distributed. Members of Holy Redeemer Council #9544 in Kanata are contributing to this year's success. This past week, for example, they donated seven boxes of brand new winter coats to the Catholic Centre for Immigrants in Ottawa. Two boxes were purchased with Council funds while the other 5 boxes were funded by individual Knights out of their own pockets. As you can see by the photos, CCI was quite “over the moon” to [...]
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil 11500Our State Deputy was invited to lead the Church Drive effort at Council 11500 in Orleans on the weekend of November 23-24. After three masses, the team had collected nine prospects - a new record for the Council. Well done everyone. Notre député d’État a été invité à diriger l’effort de recrutement au Conseil 11500 à Orléans la fin de semaine du 23 et 24 novembre. Après trois messes, l’équipe avait recueilli neuf espoirs un nouveau record pour le Conseil. Bravo à tous.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputySt. Patrick Council 12309On the third Sunday of every month. members of St. Patrick Council 12309 prepare and serve a hot dog lunch to the parishioners of st Patrick's Church in Railton. On November 17, our State Deputy attended the event where he gave out some oven mitts as door prizes and spoke to them about the upcoming events that will be scheduled in the Ottawa area to mark our 125th anniversary.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil 12067Another weekend means another church drive somewhere in Ontario. On November 16 and 17, the recruiting team from St. Francis Xavier Council 12067 in Mississauga had the help of our State Deputy to conduct their first Church Drive in 7 years. By the time they had finished al of their church drives for the weekend they had recruited 14 members and another 21 prospects. Star Council is now within their grasp. What a great effort from and great team. Well done brother Knights.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyFor the first time in seven years, a blue mass was hosted by the Knights of Columbus for first responders, police and our military veterans at Sts. Mary and Martha Church in Mississauga on November 16. It was a nice tradition that was always appreciated by the community, and it was a much anticipated return of a tradition that was sorely missed for several years. Congrats on our brother Knights for bringing the event back to the community.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil 3881On November 15, our State Deputy had the honour of attending the 70th Anniversary celebration of Council 3881 in Oakville. The event was a resounding success, with over 250 attendees gathering to mark this special occasion. The evening's highlights included recognition of three remarkable milestones: Bishop Crosby's 50 years of service to the clergy, Father Louis Lenssen's 50th Anniversary of his ordination of being a priest and Brother Terry Mulloy's 50 years of continuous service to the Knights of Columbus.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyWhile many councils hosted Remembrance Day ceremonies at their respective local parishes, only a handful of Roundtables did likewise. The Roundtable at St. Basil's Parish in Ottawa did host a special remembrance Day Mass for the Veteran's which was very well received by the parishioners.
Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil 18495 in MiltonOn November 13, our Worthy District Deputy #67, Rory Facca, conducted the first Installation of Officers ceremony for Council #18495 in Milton. During the ceremony, District Deputy Facca also presented the members with a special tablecloth donated by our State Deputy in celebration of this new Council in Ontario.
