K N I G H T S I N AC T I O N SOME TLC
The following councils hosted golf tournaments to benefit a variety of charitable causes: • St. Edward Council 10876 in Granville, Ohio — $7,000 for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. • Blessed Sacrament Council 13240 in Clermont, Fla. — $1,300 for Russell Home, a facility for children with intellectual disabilities. • St. Catherine of Siena Council 9923 in Kennesaw, Ga. — $8,400 for its parish school.
Presentation Council 10478 in Stockton, Calif., teamed with friends and family to collect nine boxes of clothing and school supplies, along with more than $500, for the Transitional Learning Center (TLC) in Stockton. TLC provides schooling and basic services to children from homeless families. CLASSIC CAR SHOW
Cardinal Terrence Cooke Council 8495 in Evans, Ga., held a classic car show that raised more than $1,300 for the council’s charitable fund. HOPE IN TIME OF TRAGEDY
When an area Knight was killed in a car accident and his two children severely injured, Father John G. Seyfried Council 821 in Kings Park, N.Y., held a spaghetti dinner in support of the surviving family members. The event,
• Bishop Dennis P. O’Neil Council 14292 in Corona, Calif. — $300 for the Circle of Hope homeless shelter.
• O’Fallon (Ill.) Council 4239 — $15,000 for children with intellectual disabilities. • Father Francis Koch Council 6343 in West Milford, N.J. — $4,400 for St. Joseph Church.
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coupled with an auction by the Kings Park Council of Schools, raised $13,000 for the Knight’s family. SUPPORTING EDUCATION
Fayetteville (Texas) Council 3168 held a fund drive that raised $35,000 for Catholic education.
SPAGHETTI DINNERS
Our Lady of Victory Council 5613 in Tallmadge, Ohio, hosted a spaghetti dinner and raffle that raised $500 for its parish building and maintenance fund. Father Theodore P. Sullivan Council 11217 in Shoreline, Wash., held a spaghetti dinner and raffle to help purchase a new pipe organ for St. Mark Church.
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
Through a variety of fundraising efforts, Cardinal Cody Council 8070 in Northlake, Ill., purchased a new sign for the front of St. John Vianney School. The sign advertises school events and features both the school’s Web site and the emblem of the Order.
• Rawdon (Quebec) Council 7047 — $1,000 for the Canadian Red Cross. • St. Katharine Drexel Council 14212 in Weston, Fla. — $45,000 for the St. Katharine Drexel Church building fund.
Bruce Stevens of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Council 12117 in Virginia Beach, Va., prays the rosary with residents of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Health Center. Knights visit the facility each Saturday to pray the rosary and play bingo with residents.
B. J. Dysart and Jim Baldrighti of Father Vincent S. Sikora Council 7992 in Burke, Va., construct the roof a new home in Whitley City, Ky., as part of the Appalachia Building Project. Knights have participated in the project since 2001, which provides low-mortgage, interest-free homes to needy families in McCreary County, Ky. The council raised $27,000 for its latest project, and members completed construction of a 1,000-square-foot home in 12 days.
LET THE LIGHT SHINE IN
St. Charles Garnier Council 9845 in Kelowna, British Columbia, raised $6,000 to install a stained-glass window of the Order’s founder, Venerable Michael McGivney, at St. Charles Garnier Church. The window is based on one of the mosaics by Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik that is located at the Holy Family Chapel at the Supreme Council headquarters.
District Deputy Lawrence Beaton of British Columbia District #10 hugs Claire Ternier, the widow of Albert Ternier of Bishop Harrington Council 9508 in Kamloops, during an appreciation dinner for clergy and council widows. Knights from District #10 hold the event annually and present each widow with a bouquet of flowers.
LOWER RIGHT: Photo courtesy of Diocesan News, Diocese of Kamloops
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