State Council News

Council 7965 Donates Parish Festival Proceeds to Parish Capital Campaign
For the second consecutive year, St. Helena’s Council #7965, made a significant contribution to St Helena’s Capital Campaign.

Supporting Those Who Serve and Those Who Have Served
For more than 135 years, from the founding members of the Knights who were Civil War Veterans to the current Warriors to Lourdes pilgrimage, the Knights of Columbus has stood in support of the men and women of the armed forces of the countries in which it exists. Since before World War I, the Knights have provided for the spiritual and temporal well-being of our military personnel, and that work has continued to today.

Council 10463 Had Respect Life Roses Blessed.
Knights of Columbus Council #10463 purchased roses for Respect Life Sunday that were blessed by Fr. Don Loftin and later distributed to parishioners after each Mass at St Mary, Our Lady of the Lake Parish at Lago Vista, Texas.  Photo by Sherry Rodgers. By Ron Smith, Church and PR Director Council 10463 - Our Lady of the Lake

THOWBACK TUESDAY – 1916: K OF C BASEBALL, ROCKPORT, TEXAS
HERE IS A WEEKLY LOOK AT A SELECTION FROM THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS’ ARCHIVES

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton council 14690
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton council 14690 in Leon Springs TX they held their first ever first degree ceremony for 8 new brothers.

Fourth Annual Golf Tournament held at Tanglewood Country Club
Council 830 (Denison) had for the Fourth Annual Golf Tournament held at Tanglewood Country Club on Sept. 15.

Call for help for the East Coast
Hurricane Florence has hit the east coast with its storm surges, winds and flooding causing destruction and sending people to emergency shelters.

Council 10463 hosted Altar Servers Recognition Ceremony
Rev. Rakshaganathan Selvaraj (Fr. Raj) and the Knights of Columbus Council 10463 hosted an Altar Servers Recognition Ceremony at St. Mary, Our Lady of the Lake Church in Lago Vista, Texas.  Pizza, salad, drinks and ice cream were enjoyed by all.

Council 8512 Officer Installation
The Scott A. MacDonald Council #8512 in North Richland Hills conducted their annual officer installation last month.

President of U.S. bishops’ conference seeks papal audience after Viganò letter
NEW YORK - In response to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s astonishing claims that Pope Francis knew about former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s history of sexual abuse and decided to lift sanctions against him supposedly imposed by Pope Benedict XVI, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has released a statement on Monday saying the allegation “brings particular focus and urgency” to the USCCB’s pledge for a full investigation into the former archbishop of Washington.