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KNI GHTS IN ACTION
REPORTS FROM COUNCILS, ASSEMBLIES AND COLUMBIAN SQUIRES CIRCLES VISIT THE IMPRISONED
Our Lady of Fatima of Sta. Felomina Council 15042 in Dipolog City, Mindanao, joined a parish ministry in visiting inmates of the Dipolog City Jail. The council packed and distributed kits of devotional items and toiletries, and helped arrange for Masses to be said for both the male and female inmates, who had to attend separate services. RAMP ASSIST
Members of Divine Work Council 7331 in Techny, Ill., and other pro-life witnesses stand with a sign that they displayed from a highway overpass sidewalk.
BANQUET BLESSINGS
Immaculate Conception Council 4888 in Semmes, Ala., held its 21st annual Charity Banquet and distributed more than $10,000 to parish food pantries and local organizations serving people of all ages with intellectual disabilities. Over the past 21 years, Council 4888 has donated more than
$210,000 to local and national organizations serving those in need, and members donate 1,200 to 1,400 hours annually holding weekly bingo games dedicated to assist the less fortunate. PARISH FUNDRAISER
Our Lady of the Lakes Council 6318 in Carmel, N.Y., hosted its second annual
fundraiser dinner, now named in memory of James J. O’Neill, the Knight who initiated the project. Inspired by traditional men’s banquets and aiming to increase the money raised for capital improvements at St. James the Apostle/Our Lady of the Lake Mount Carmel Parish, the council dispensed with hiring a catering service and personally prepared filet mignon and garlic bread. The sold-out dinner and live auction raised $5,000 toward the parish’s chapel renovation. DEACON REMEMBERED
Members of Father Thomas Lane Council 3645 in Renton, Wash., prepare pancakes during the council’s annual free breakfast for seniors at the Renton Senior Center. Members of Boy Scout Troop 448 served as waitstaff, while Knights cooked a hearty breakfast of pancakes, sausage, eggs, applesauce, coffee and juice. Some 120 senior citizens attended the event, which has been ongoing for more than 20 years. 26 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦
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Father Virgilius Draessel Assembly in Spring Branch, Texas, donated a chalice in memory of Deacon Jim Legendre, who served at St. Joseph Catholic ChurchHoney Creek from 1982 to 2015. Many members of his family were present for the blessing and presentation of the chalice, which took place at the parish where he served for decades.
Msgr. Clement H. Kern Council 8284 in Canton, Mich., and St. Maximilian Kolbe Council 6549 in New Boston teamed up to construct a wheelchair ramp for a local resident who had lost both of his legs. Within a week of his request for help, the councils completed the ramp for him.
Members of Santa Maria Council 4999 of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., pause during their restoration of the black granite base of a crucifix at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center. Both the base and metal cross were refurbished through the efforts of the Knights. Lettering reading “We Preach Christ Crucified” was painted in gold; a mosaic polished; and the base itself cleaned, polished and sealed.