Bishop Ackerman council #5453 held a 1st degree on October 5th and brought in three new brother knights.
$2400.00 for Union County Volunteer Fire Department
Attached is a picture of myself and the Volunteer Fire Chief, Les Piper of the Uniontown Volunteer Fire Department. Our council is donating $2,400 to the UCVFD, this is the 40% of the net profit from our bingo that we earmarked for the fire department. Starting on Sept 1st we’ll be donating the 40% to the John Paul II school.Tom Musser GK 1367
Morehead ultrasound blessing and dedication
On September 4th Bishop John Stowe blessed the new ultrasound machine at Hope Pregnancy Center in Morehead Kentucky. This machine was purchased through Supreme’s Ultrasound Initiative program. From Supreme’s website: “The program encourages state and local Knights councils to assist qualified pregnancy resource centers in their areas by raising half the cost of an ultrasound machine. The K of C Supreme Council’s Culture of Life Fund then matches those dollars to contribute to the purchase of a machine, with the cost per machine starting at about $20,000. To date, Knights of Columbus councils have spent nearly $7.5 million, with just over $7.5 million provided by the Supreme Council. The total value of the ultrasound machines provided thus far is nearly $26 million.”
Bluegrass Council #762 in Lexington was the driving force in getting this project completed. They started this project and pushed it all they way through to the end. Funding came primarily from councils in the Lexington area through various fundraising events. In the past year, Kentucky has placed five ultrasound machines in pregnancy resource centers.
Click here to read an article published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops praising the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative.
Golf outing to support Lifeline Project
The Knights of Columbus of Northern Kentucky raise funds for Catholic Charities Lifeline Project every year by holding a Golf Outing. The Lifeline Project assists pregnant mothers who need help.
Pictured here at the 7th annual event are: 1st row (l-r) Carl Biery, Bob Merkle, Wayne Brown, Kristi Kopp, Julie Baurle, Barb Kopp. 2nd row: Deacon Bill Theis, Golf Chairman Dennis Elix, Vicky Bauerle, Bill Kopp
Submitted by: Bill Theis
Big Brown Truck Pull in Lexington
On Saturday August 29th, Special Olympics of Kentucky held their annual Big Brown Truck Pull. For the past three years Council 14372, Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary in Lexington, has competed in the Big Brown Truck Pull to help raise money for Special Olympics. This year things got a little more interesting when Council 14130, Christ the King in Lexington also participated. Each team is asked to raise at least $1,000 for Special Olympics and that entitles them to two attempts to pull the full size 18 wheeler UPS truck 12 feet. If a team raises $1,500 or more they get a third pull. Mary Queen raised $1,205 and Christ the King raised $1,625 earning themselves a third pull. In total all teams raised over $17,000 for Special Olympics of Kentucky.
When Knights of Columbus councils compete for Special Olympics, everybody wins!
Of course no friendly competition would be complete without a little light hearted smack talk. So Cameron Peck, a member of the Mary Queen council, attended Christ the King’s business meeting and “informed” them that his council would be pulling the truck in less time than they would. Chris Luketich, Grand Knight of Christ the King, used this to motivate his team.
Both councils have a close tie to the Special Olympics. Mark Buerger is the Communications Director for Special Olympics and also a member of the Mary Queen Council. And Christian Massie is a Special Olympics athlete and also the son of Brother Dale Massie of Christ the King Council.
Mary Queen had the 1st shot at pulling the truck and recorded their best time on their second attempt pulling the truck 12 feet in 5.24 seconds. After Christ the King pulled the truck two times things were looking good for Mary Queen. But on the 3rd pull that they earned for raising over $1,500, Christ the King pulled the truck 12 feet in 5.18 seconds besting the Mary Queen Council by .06 seconds and earning themselves bragging rights for the next year. Mary Queen has vowed to come back and reclaim the title next year. Ultimately it would be great to see all the councils in Central Kentucky compete in the Big Brown Truck Pull because when Knights of Columbus councils compete for Special Olympics, everybody wins!
1st degree in Lexington
Council 14130 Christ the King in Lexington hosted a 1st degree exemplification on Sunday August 30th. During the degree council 14130 brought in six new brother knights and council 15452 brought in one new brother knight.
