Father George Ging Council 6824
Father George Ging Council 6824
As February arrives, many people find their New Year’s resolutions fading. This is a good time to reflect on the intentions set at the beginning of the year. Here are some faith-related goals to reconsider: Choose a Patron Saint: Selecting a saint to guide you throughout the year can provide inspiration and focus. Daily Prayer: […]
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network announced January 7th the “Pray with the Pope” project. This is a new initiative in which the pope shares his monthly prayer intentions through both video and audio. The Pope’s prayer can be accessed each month at https://www.popesprayer.va/ Here is the pope’s full prayer for January: Lord Jesus, living Word
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Gentlemen of our parish, be resolute. Fr. Michael McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus to care for the Catholic family. The three pillars of the organization he designed are Charity, Unity and Fraternity. Charity —St Paul writes, the greatest of all virtues is charity or love. But the modern mind has distorted these words; charity is
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2025 Year in Review: Support of many hands, support of many gifts, and support of many prayers. With our hands we’ve: flipped pancakes, chopped wood, grown veggies, handed out candy, picked up trash, poured beer (and cried “Huzzah!”) hauled pumpkins, directed traffic, sweated a lot, and laughed a bunch. With the support of many gifts
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Our valiant Knights braved the weather from November 22nd thru the 30th 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 appreciated, and the shortened schedule resulted in even
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Around the World, the Knights of Columbus are known for defending unborn children and their mothers. We are founded on the tenet to support and defend Catholic widows and children. In anticipation of the end of Roe v. Wade, the Knights in the US launched a program called ASAP- Aid and Support After Pregnancy. A
Our Knight and Family of the Month for November 2025 are related. Craig singlehandedly handled the 50/50 raffle at the last Pancake Breakfast, resulting in nearly 20% of our profit for that event. He also assisted in other ways that day. He’s a constant at our Tootsie Roll Drive each year and helps out with
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For several years now 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). http://jail-outreach-ministry.com From their website: “Jail and Outreach Ministry is an all-inclusive ministry organization. We serve and minister to all individuals affected
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It’s been a time-honored tradition for the Ortonville Knights to coordinate the parking for the CandyCane CHRISTmas Tree Farm, and we are now scheduling for the 2025 season. Visit kofc6824.org/parking/ or our latest blog post at KofC6824.org The farm is located at 4780 Seymour Lake Rd, Oxford, MI 48371. It was started in 1977 by Frank and
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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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