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David Lashford selected as the EFF Director for COR (Heart to Heart)

David Lashford has been selected to be the Evangelization and Faith Formation (EFF) Director, who will oversee all aspects of implementing and running COR. COR is Latin and it means “Cor ad cor loquitur. (Heart speaks to heart.)” - St. John Henry Newman. 

Cor is a flexible framework focused on prayer, formation, and fraternity, designed to help men deepen their relationship with Jesus. The EFF Director seeks to form and strengthening them in faith and virtue through brotherhood committed to prayer, formation, and fraternity. Each Cor gathering aims to help men encounter Christ, pray together, grow in faith, and build bonds of brotherhood, preparing them for leadership and evangelization within their families and communities.

Families need strong husbands and fathers, and the world requires bold witnesses to Jesus Christ. Through Cor, men are formed as disciples of Jesus, dedicated to serving Him and living their faith courageously. Every Catholic man is called to bring Jesus to a broken world. To fulfill this mission, they need a strong relationship with God, rooted in prayer and the sacraments. Catholic men must actively invest in their faith formation, participate in dynamic brotherhoods that support and strengthen them, and engage in the Church’s mission.

WHAT DOES THIS COUNCIL DO? WHY SHOULD I BECOME A MEMBER?

New Prospects/Members:  What do the Knights of Columbus do?

So you'd like to become a member in the Knights of Columbus? GREAT! We'd love to have you as we have a lot on our plate, did you know we donate, prepare and serve meals at Randy Sam's on a recurring basis, we Sponsor and Host a weekly "Special Needs Dance" every Thursday night @ no charge for over 50+ years, we Sponsor and Host a CHRISTmas Party (pizza and gifts) for our Special Needs patrons. We support Special Olympics with volunteers and financial support, We provide financial support and volunteers to Prison Ministries at the Federal Corrections Institute (FCI). We provide financial support to Catholic Rosary makers, we provide financial support to Seminarians studying to become Priests, we support all our Priests, Seminarians, and Deacons with a CHRISTmas stipend, we provide financial support to Carmelite Sisters (future nuns), We provide three $1000. scholarships to a first-generation High School Graduate, a High School Graduate, and a Continuing Education Student at the Graduation Breakfast honoring all High School and College Graduates. We provide funds to the Knights of Columbus State Charity effort and have met or exceeded our goal over the last 32 years! We provide financial support to the St Vincent DePaul Program which offers free prescriptions, diapers, and other family support. We contribute to the Vietnam Veterans Chuck Wagon event annually. We contribute to Tunnels to Towers annually, we purchase and provide wheelchairs to handicap persons in need. We make annual donations to the 4 States Youth Flyers for children's exposure to Aviation as a possible career field. We donate to Saint Jude Children's Hospital annually. We provide the Easter Egg Hunt for the Parish, We support the Gabriel Project & Rachel Project annually. We Chose Life and we support First Choice (we donated a mobile ultrasound to the Texarkana Office). We sponsor fund raisers such as "Keep CHRIST in CHRISTmas" car magnets, "He has Risen" Easter car magnets, as well as several social activities annually (St Patrick's Day Social, Lenten Fish Fry, Vacation Bible School, Fall Festival, Cinco De Mayo festival, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and other events as requested by our Pastor.