District Deputy #11, John Thomas presents 2016 Star Council Award to GK Doug Willems of Fr. Patrick Creed Council 12923-Campbellsville
24 Hour Food Drive
Council #1264 in Lebanon, KY heled a 24-hour food drive on November 18th.
That’s A Wrap!!!!! The K of C 24 Hour Food Drive is Over & the Items have been Delivered. We Collected 3525 Food Items & $330 for the Community Service Center of Lebanon. There are far too many people who helped and donated to Thank You all individually, but if you participated in any way I would like to Thank You from the bottom of my heart. Special Thanks to Jeremy Bowman & Tom Sparks for Braving the Weather with Me. When Jeremy Bowman talked to me about his idea I never in my wildest dreams would have thought we could have done what we did, it’s pretty incredible.
American Heritage Girls learn about Fr. McGivney
The American Heritage Girls at Christ the King Cathedral wanted to learn more about Fr. McGivney and invited PGK Chris Luketich and GK Joe Buckman to one of their meetings. The Knights put together a program telling the story of our founder – Fr. McGivney and the founding of the Order. The girls learned a bit about Fr McGivney, our commitment to the rosary, that the focus of charity is for the protection of the family.
What was noticeable was how similar the AHG’s mission is to the KofC. These two groups often leverage each other in support of activities at the Cathedral Parish. When the Knights offered a rosary ring to all visitor’s at masses, a ribbon to allow the guest to wear the rosary-ring around their neck needed to be strung for each ring. The AMG troop and often their families would string the ribbon and return them to the Knights.
During Oktoberfest, the girls evangelize among the guest. They hand out rosaries and approach young and old alike asking if there is someone or something that they can pray for. The troop of girls place flags on veteran’s graves and help sell kettle corn made by the Knights – and the Knights, in turn, make an annual donation to the troop to support their needs.
By exposing the girls to the Knights over the years has resulted in a number of the dad’s joining the Order. These two groups have helped each other in support of their missions and have fostered a strong relationship that will continue into the future.
In the end, the 3 age groups each made poster board artwork using the KofC logos and expressing their love and appreciation for the Knights.
American Heritage Girls is a faith-based character building program for girls. Troop 0356 has existed since 2012/13 at the Catheter parish.
NFL Game Day with Veterans
Fr. Kehoe Council #1764 in Ludlow hosted an NFL watching social for 12-14 handicapped Veterans and four staff members from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Cincinnati on Sunday, November 5. The Veterans always take pleasure on getting out on a field trip to the Council for an afternoon of fun watching football, eating delicious food, enjoying refreshments and on this day sitting outside in unusual 70-degree weather watching boats go up and down the Ohio River.
Wednesday’s Child Bike Ride 2017
On October 15th the Newman Council joined up with the McKune Council and had our annual Wednesday’s Child Bike Ride to raise money to buy Christmas presents for the children in their program.
Unfortunately, the weather wouldn’t cooperate and we had a rail out. Never the less the bikers that showed up still donated some money and the day wasn’t a total loss. We just won’t be able to buy as many presents. The bikers still got their blessing.
Picking pumpkins
Knights from Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Council 14372 in Lexington and St. Gabriel Council 15699 in Louisville joined with the Youth group from St. Gabriel to pick and wash pumpkins for various charity events. Over 950 were harvested and cleaned for a St. Gabriel Youth fundraiser, Mary Queen Fall Festival, Council 14372 pumpkin give away and Mary Queen School. The benefits of group cooperation can’t be measured just by giving away a load of pumpkins. Knights working together with the youth provide a positive influence in their lives.
