Charity Events

The 9th annual Bob Knowles Memorial Sporting Clays Fun Shoot occurred on May 17th. Dedicated to a cherished Knight and Parishioner, the yearly fundraiser is one way we blend the three main tenets of the Knights of Columbus: Charity, Unity and Fraternity. This year there were 45 shooters who raised $1,500 each for Brandon Special […]

I’m pleased to announce the success of our 2025 MI drive! (MI stands for Mentally Impaired; better known as the Tootsie Roll Drive.) 33 Knights and wives covered 40 shifts Palm Sunday weekend and collected over $6,000. That beats 2024! And it’s worth pointing out we had a more comely group this year over last,

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I’d like to acknowledge the assistance given to me by fellow Knights and friends after the emergency surgery and subsequent recovery which left me unable to lift more than 10# for eight weeks. John Gibbons and Raoul Coronado loaded forty half-ton round bales into my hay barn. Raoul then spent 8 weeks loading my horse