Submitted by State Office On May 17, our State Deputy visited St. Aidan Council #11332 in Scarborough to present the winner of the 50/50 Raffle with their cheque. On hand for the presentation were the members of the Council. Not surprisingly, this Council also holds the record for the most tickets sold which proves that you cannot win if you don't play. Congrats to the winner and for supporting the Knights of Columbus charity foundation.

Submitted by Bruce Poulin.On May 19 our State Deputy was invited to attend the Canadian Remembrance Torch and their "Echoes of Gratitude Tour" event held at Veterans House Canada in Ottawa. Essentially, the torch (designed by students from McMaster University) was lit from the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill on May 10, followed by a 10-day tour in Ottawa before leaving from Toronto to Normandy, France, (Beny-sur-mer and Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemeteries and the Juno Beach Museum) and a couple of days in the Netherlands. Given our cardinal virtue of Patriotism, reframing Remembrance to engage the next generation, with a focus [...]

Submitted by Bruce Poulin. Liuna Station, the old train station in Hamilton saw more than 200 people attend the 21st Annual Serra Club of Hamilton Vocation Recognition Dinner in Hamilton on May 15. This annual event is a celebration to honour the Jubilarians who have served for 25, 40, 50 and 60+ years, as well as of those being ordained, adopting a religious life, or becoming a permanent diaconate. This dinner recognizes the importance of supporting and promoting vocations in our community and The Knights of Columbus are proud to be part of this event.

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State Deputy St. Clement On May 10, three representatives of our State Board visited the Pastor of St. Clement parish at Ste. Anne's Church in Ottawa. They made a donation (through the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall) to be used for major renovations for their church. Supporting our Clergy is a critical part of putting our Faith in action as a Catholic fraternal not-for-profit organization. This support manifests itself in many ways - including donations.

Submitted by Bruce Poulin.With the end of the fraternal year quickly approaching, our State Deputy and Membership Director went to Cornwall to conduct two membership drives on Mothers' Day May 12. Our team gathered the contact info for eleven new prospective members, many of whom have already joined online.

Submitted by Joe Crane.Pieta Once again, our Holy Cross parishioners demonstrated their generosity in support of our annual Mother's Day food drive organized by the CWL and our Knights. With the help from Les Otto and a Pod from HeyRay, we delivered a much needed 5,500 lbs. of food goods to the Georgetown Food Basket. Thank you to all who helped make this such a success.

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.

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.