Father George Ging Council 6824
Father George Ging Council 6824
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
A Little History, and a Refreshed Church Bell Read More »
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.
Supporting Evangelization Efforts by the Youth, and Upcoming Pancake Breakfast Read More »
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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I’d like to recognize the following Knights and parishioners who donated their time and Medieval talent at the Renaissance Festival libation fundraiser: Chris Apczynski, Bryan Born, Fr John Chen, Joe Claya, Raoul Coronado, Cheryl Coronado, John Gibbons, Jeff Hall, Dennis Jisa, Jim Kelty, Bruce Kocer, Chris Maldonado, Denise Martin, Paul Miner, Cynthia Potts, Gary Putt,
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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
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You may have heard members of the Knights of Columbus express the greeting “Vivat Jesus!”. The words “Vivat Jesus!” are much more than a slogan or password for the Knights of Columbus. In these words, “Jesus lives!” we find the foundation, meaning and mission of our Order. “Vivat Jesus” was introduced around 1980 during the revision of
August Knight of the Month John Szedlak has been a pillar of devoted service in our parish community. He is seen leading the Rosary on Third Saturdays; you can see his smiling face bagging produce at Franks’ produce popup stand; he was a standout supporter of the recent 4th of July Parking event to encourage
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Our final core principle is Patriotism. Members of the Knights of Columbus are proud of our devotion to God and country, and we believe in standing up for both. Whether it’s in public or private, the Knights remind the world that Catholics support our nation and are amongst the greatest citizens. Frank’s Farm Market is
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The Knights’ third core principle is Fraternity. In 2023 the Knights organization topped 49 million volunteer hours (compared to Kiwanis or Masons at 18 million each). At St. Anne’s there are over 100 Knights sitting in pews next to you. I estimated 80% of the gentlemen at last week’s 10:30am mass were current Knights. We
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None of us is as good as All of us. Members of the Knights of Columbus all know that – together – we can accomplish far more than any of us could individually. We may not have the same opinion, as we are all individuals. We do however lean on our Catholic faith and all
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