Cameron Peck

Members of Bishop Mulloy K of C Council 1301 furnished and served a delicious breakfast of pancakes and sausage at the Henry Hosea House recently. Henry Hosea House serves supper 7 days a week, but it is not often they serve breakfast. They draw clients from Newport, Covington, and lower Cincinnati.

In spite of the Ohio River flooding and filling the Council building with seven feet of water the Charity Committee successfully pulled together and presented the 2025 Charity Banquet on April 28. 

The 63rd Annual Knights of Columbus Bishop Spalding Council Charity Dinner was a heartfelt celebration of generosity and community support. During the event, cash awards were distributed to 15 deserving charities, each dedicated to making a profound impact on the lives of individuals in need. The recipients ranged from organizations providing compassionate care for people with intellectual disabilities, such as Cedar Lake Foundation and Dream with Wings, to groups assisting the homeless and vulnerable, including Schumann Social Services Center and Sister Visitors.

Other beneficiaries included the Franciscan Kitchen, which nourishes those in need, and the Little Sisters of the Poor, offering a loving home for elderly individuals. Charities focused on employment and empowerment, like Harbor House of Louisville and Custom Quality Service, also received funding. In addition, organizations supporting expectant mothers, families, and individuals with disabilities, such as the Little Way Pregnancy Resource Center and St. Mary Center, benefited from the generosity of the Council.

Funds for these donations were raised through the Knights of Columbus’ annual Tootsie Roll bucket collections, aluminum and scrap metal recycling efforts, and contributions from members of the Bishop Spalding Council. This long-standing tradition has resulted in thousands of dollars being donated over the past 63 years, strengthening Louisville’s charitable network and making a tangible difference in the lives of many.

On Thursday May 22^nd, eight members and one spouse of Assembly 2753 Hopkinsville, replaced approximately eight hundred and sixty (860) American flags and added forty (40) more to the graves of Veterans of our community at Green Hills Memorial Cemetery. The worn, torn, and unusable flags will be properly retired at our flag retirement ceremony on June 13^th.

We have been doing this for over fifteen years with the number of Veterans entombed growing every year.

Lent – Stations and Soup

Stations of the Cross at Saint Edward were moved from Friday to Wednesday as not to interfere with the Friday Night Lenten Fish Fry’s and in hopes to inspire more people to participate.  It didn’t work, stations would draw about nine or ten, one week we only had four, so sad. What a horrible show of admiration for the tribulation that our Lord and Savior endured for us.

On a conference call sometime before lent our faithful Knights from Supreme were readying the councils to provide fellowship and offer triduum experiences to our parishioners thru many means by feeding their spirits with faith and prayer.

One idea that caught my ear was Stations and Soup!  So simple yet so powerful…our Council, 15841, Saint Edward the Confessor took on this mission to provide soup to the people that prayed the Stations of the Cross.

What an amazing event – Stations were delivered by many different groups from the church, the Deacons, the Youth Group, the Lady’s Walking with Purpose, our Council, a parishioner that composed her own stations led.  All very different and very moving rendition of the Stations of the Cross.  It was so nice to see the crowd and here the responses of the faithful as they were reminded of Christs walk to our salvation.

After each weeks stations the Knights of our Council and parishioners enjoyed homemade soup and fresh baked rolls.  The response was amazing, the first week we had fifty people attend, at one point we had nearly seventy. Our fellow parishioners and brother Knights form other councils were simply moved, so moved they offered to prepare the soup one week.  All the soups were fantastic, a fantastic addition to the soup were the fresh baked rolls made by Brother Mike Lohuis, our own six foot four “Pillsbury Dough Boy”.   I am confident the Jesus was smiling as well, to see his people come together for Him.  The fellowship was an amazing result.  The chatter and conversations being had by all, was like a symphony of joy.  And a bonus to the six weeks of fellowship was the generosity of the partakers, while this was never intended to be a fundraiser, we ended up raising nearly six-hundred dollars.  The funds have been earmarked for our seminarians.

All in all this event is a win-win and now Stations and Soup is a part of our regular program calendar.

Vivat Jesus!
Jim Hunnicutt
Deputy Grand Knight
Council 15841