Father George Ging Council 6824
Father George Ging Council 6824
SUPPORT MARCH FOR LIFE: Today at 2:00pm we are joining other KofC Councils in our Family of Parishes in creating a Life Chain. In solidarity with the March for Life activities, all interested are welcome to come to the Southbound side of Dixie Highway at White Lake Road (parking in the Office Depot lot). Signs […]
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Pancakes, eggs, bacon, oh MY! This Sunday after both masses is the return of the Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast at St. Anne’s for 2025. Free will donation. On the menu: Golden grilled pancakes, blueberry pancakes, waffles, Sausage and bacon and more. Come share a meal with your fellow parishioners. Free will donations accepted. The
Did you make New Year’s resolutions? It’s only the first weekend of the new year, so hopefully you are still resolute. Were your resolutions focused entirely upon your own self growth? Could you include sacrificing a bit more time in the service of others this year? Did you know Jesus was also resolute? When the
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2024 Year in Review: Support of many hands, support of many gifts, and support of many prayers. With our hands we’ve: flipped pancakes, grown veggies, built enclosures, sanded benches, handed out candy, poured beer and cried “Huzzah!” hauled pumpkins, directed traffic, picked up trash, mended fences, spread stain, chopped wood, sweated a lot, and laughed
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I’ve been reflecting upon the word Grant in my daily prayers, and I’ve compiled a short prayer to share with you: May the Lord grant us the wisdom to see each blessing in our daily lives, to see each challenge as a gift of learning, And to resist taking our blessings for granted. May the
While the Maize and Blue stomped the team from the OreO state (sorry, Spartans), our valiant Knights braved the weather to establish parking lot safety and order for our Parishioner Cathy Genovese at her business, the CandyCane CHRISTmas Tree Farm. Our yearly support (which results in a generous donation for our local charities) is always
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At the simplest level, a saint is someone who has led an exceptionally holy and Godly life, although that exemplary life may have come after an imperfect start. Sainthood comes after death and requires proof that at least two miracles have followed the prayers to the deceased holy one. Fr. Michael McGivney began his priestly
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine spurred one of the largest relief efforts in Knights of Columbus history. Since February 24, 2022, we have prayed for peace, collected more than $23.4 million for the Ukraine Solidarity Fund and worked tirelessly to bring help to more than 1.6 million victims of war – particularly refugees, children, widows
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With Thanksgiving upon us, this is the week to reflect upon what we are grateful for. I’ve been a very insulated Catholic, growing up at Our Lady of the Lakes school (where I was also married), then falling in love with the St. Anne community where we spent the last 13 years. I’ve spent some
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I learned something amazing my first shift parking cars at Candycane CHRISTmas tree farm. (I admit, I wasn’t looking forward to standing in freezing weather for hours on my Thanksgiving weekend). What I learned? EVERYONE who gets out of a car at a Christmas tree farm is filled with the Christmas spirit! It’s truly inspiring.
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Our Mission: Together, we’re empowering Catholic men to live their faith at home, in their parish, at work in their community 2,084,000 members worldwide representing 16,672 individual councils as of 2023 Over$185,000,000 raised & donated in 2023 to charities worldwide Over 49 million hours of volunteer services provided by K of C members in 2023
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For the last 5 years the St Anne Knights have purchased and delivered Coats for Kids to the Jail and Outreach Ministry in Pontiac, MI (our involvement in distributing Coats for Kids actually goes back decades). From their website: Jail and Outreach Ministry is an all-inclusive ministry organization. We serve and minister to all individuals
In 1882, while serving an immigrant parish in New Haven, Connecticut, Father Michael McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus. He gave us one mission — to follow Christ. And he called us to fulfill it through faith and charity. For Father McGivney and the first Knights, faith and charity went hand in hand. They knew
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This weekend concludes our Frank’s Farm Market for 2024. Frank Genovese was a prolific gardener (in addition to Master Christmas Tree farmer) with his wife Cathy. I first met Frank many years ago in an all-day organic gardening workshop he taught at the 4H Fairgrounds. I attended with my mom, and I came away with
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This month the Officers chose to honor the three Past Grand Knights who chose to lead the Renaissance Festival fundraiser: Ken Sheperd, Jim Russell, and Bill Venglar. Their commitment to serving the community continues to be a beacon for catholic gentlemen everywhere. Without them, we couldn’t have raised $15,900 for charity this year. Please thank
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The Knights are picking pumpkins and corn stalks in support of Cook’s Farm Dairy again, starting this week through the end of the month. Anyone can come help (supervised children must be old enough to repeatedly pick up a large pumpkin). They pay in free Ice Cream at the end! And they donated $2,700 to
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For those who don’t know, I’m Bryan Born, the current Grand Knight of our council. Thank you for celebrating with us. I created a little slideshow again this year, but before we begin I’d like a moment to give thanks. Knights and Gentlemen, would you please join me in a round of applause for our
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The Knights of Columbus Council St Anne’s parish fully supports evangelization efforts by the youth and young adults of our community. Our local parishioner Sarah Andrus (who spoke at all the masses this summer) has partnered with FOCUS (Fellowship Of Catholic University Students) and is on the campus of the Minnesota State University – Mankato.
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For the Knights of Columbus, that means not only running charity fundraisers to support local organizations (like the Club Create North Oakland County highlighted last week), but also using our time and talent for non-monetary charity. An example: The retaining fence surrounding the Parish’s East drainage swale was in need of repair, and this Spring
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Club Create North Oakland County (CCNOC), an art and social class for adults with special needs, was founded by parishioners Robert and Sue White, and Kathy Cole in 2013. Today, CCNOC has 53 active members throughout North Oakland County. Parishioners Fred and Michael White are CCNOC members where Michael is also a KofC Council #6824
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