Council Christmas Party

The Knights of Columbus Christmas Party is set for Friday December 20, 2024 starting at 5:30. As always our event will be a fun evening with a catered dinner from Purple Onion, drinks, a DJ, sing-a-longs and prizes. I have heard from many of you so if you have already RSVP'd or provided cash/check, you are on the guest list, If not please RSVP today. Tickets for each guest for the dinner will be $50.00. You can leave cash or a check in an envelope in the Knights mailbox in the Library at Sacred Heart. Also if you have a seating or table preference please let me know that as well.

We will also be selling individual squares for our Super Bowl Pool during the event for $200.00, please look for the table with the squares once you enter the Social Hall. We will also be offering a raffle chance for a Square that will be sold for $5 for 1 raffle ticket or $10 for 3 raffle tickets which will be sold at the door as you come in. After check-in raffle tickets for the Super Bowl Pool will be sold at the bar ... winner gets 1 square on super bowl board!

An additional reminder, there is no Executive Council or Council meeting this month, as the Christmas Party will be in lieu of our regular meeting. Our regular meeting schedule resumes in January.

Who: Knights of Columbus, Gold Card Ladies and Church Staff
What: Christmas Party with catered food, live DJ, dancing, sing-a-long and prizes
When: Friday December 20, 2024 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Sacred Heart Church, Social Hall

Details on the menu:

We will be having hors D'oeuvres featuring european and american Cheeses, crackers and vegetable displays. The dinner buffet consists of a fresh garden salad, top round of beef, as well as roasted turkey, both carved to your liking. Sides include carrots, beans, potatoes and mac and cheese. There will also be a variety of dessert items.

VIVAT JESUS!

Mike Dorner
Knights of Columbus, Council 12537
Southport, NC
Chancellor 2023-2024
949-293-0633
mikejdorner@gmail.com

25th Annual Golf Tournament Photos

Thanks to all our Golfers and Sponsors for a great 25th Anniversary Golf Tournament, you have made an impact for Brunswick County Charities. There were many pictures of the event, which we have shared on Google Photo’s. To access the photos click on the link below.

Golf Tournament Photos

Knights of Columbus Council 12537 awards $25,000 in scholarships

The Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus Council 12537 has awarded $25,000 in scholarships for 2023.   

The Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus Council is proud to announce that it has awarded $25,000 in scholarships to six South Brunswick High School seniors, one West Brunswick High School senior, and a former SBHS student attending the University of Miami.  The deserving South recipients were recognized by Scholarship Director Rob Kirwan at the SBHS Awards Night on May 17, 2023.

Over the past fourteen years, the Sacred Heart Council has awarded $163,000 in scholarships to Brunswick County residents. Scholarships and other Council charitable gifting is only made possible by the support of our local community, and for that we are extremely grateful

 Please follow this link for further details.  

Knights of Columbus Council 12537 announces charitable giving for 2023

The Knights of Columbus Council 12537 has announced their charitable giving for 2023.  The charities selected are all from Brunswick County, NC and support the local community.  The council provided over $ 64,800 in direct funding to 15 charities. Please follow this link for further details.  Also check out all the photos in the Gallery section.

Unique church bell finds a new home at Sacred Heart

An 82 year old bell in former Sacred Heart church donated by parishioner's Mimi and Tom Gregory.  The restored bell will be installed in Sacred Heart's portico to be completed by Spring 2024.   The removal from the old church was completed by 5 Knights of Columbus from Council 12537.  To read the full article in the State Port Pilot by Bob Liepa please follow this link.  Also check out all the photos in the Gallery section.

Assembly Awards 2023 Scholarship

Our Council’s Fourth Degree Assembly is proud to announce that it has awarded its $1,000 JROTC scholarship to Cadet Ava Kesterson.  Cadet Kesterson is a 2023 graduating senior at West Brunswick High School who has excelled in academics, JROTC activities, sports and community service. Academically she posted a final 4.39 GPA, ranking 8th in her senior class of 331. She will be attending NC State with the goal of attaining a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and receiving a commission as an officer in the U.S. Army. Her proud parents are Julie and David Kesterson.

The Assembly at Sacred Heart Church in Southport is dedicated to the virtue of patriotism with its outreach to the military, including active, retired and those hospitalized or in nursing care.

Father Stephen Imbarrato Speaks about Personhood at the March for Life Wilmington

Father Stephen Imbarrato has been active in pro-life ministry for many years. While attending Holy Apostles Seminary, Father helped start a crisis pregnancy center across the street from an abortion business. He explains, “…being across from the abortion mill showed me how important it is to have ministries of life directly across from the gates of death.” Ordained in May of 2005 for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Father Stephen learned of a small adoration chapel located directly across from a Planned Parenthood facility in Albuquerque. Using the chapel as a focal point and prompted by the Holy Spirit to rejuvenate Project Life–which was dedicated to prayer vigils and sidewalk counseling in front of Planned Parenthood.

See the discussion Click Here. 

The Truth about Abortion and Women's Health

The USCCB has promulgated a new, one-page resource, “The Truth About Abortion and Women’s Health”,  dispelling the many myths currently circulating which claim abortion restrictions will limit women’s access to healthcare.  They hope this resource will help you to combat these lies about pro-life legislation during Respect Life Month and a heated election cycle.

Council Awards 2022 Scholarships

Our Council is proud to announce that it has awarded eight $1,000 scholarships to South Brunswick High School seniors, and for the first time, a former SBHS student pursuing graduate studies.. The deserving recipients were Kathleen Callahan, Ford Disbrow, Christian Haagblom, Noah Harrell, Grace Helwig, Lexi Jones, Christina Mahon and Emma Stone. (see photo in slide show). The presentations to the seniors was made by Director Rob Kirwan at the SBHS Awards Night on May 17, 2022.

Southport Knight Ordained as a Permanent Deacon

Our Council is proud to announce that one of our own - Sir Knight Rick Autry - has been ordained as a Permanent Deacon of the Catholic Church.  Congratulations to Rick and his wife Debi.

On June 29, 2020, Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama conferred the sacrament of holy orders to the diaconate for the first time since becoming bishop of Raleigh in 2017. And the class of 2020 is the first permanent diaconate ordination in the new cathedral, Holy Name of Jesus. The Mass was private for family and essential personnel but was streamed live and is available to watch on YouTube.

You can read the full story on the ordination that was published in the Diocese magazine by clicking here.