Father George Ging Council 6824
Father George Ging Council 6824
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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