We are proud to announce that so far this year 2 members of our Council
have performed 78 hours of Volunteer Service in our parish and our community.
 

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July 2024 - June 2025 Fraternal Calendar

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Coats for Kids - Help put a coat on a needy child or adult.

Click Here to donate to our Coats for Kids drive.  All donations are made to the Council 501(c)(3) Charity Corporation. Choose Coats for Kids in the donation link.  All donations are tax deductible. 

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Support our Council Widow activities by purchasing football squares for the December 15th Ravens game versus the New York Giants.

Click Here for more information or to purchase squares. 

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Perpetual Rosary for Life

Click Here to sign up for slots (July 1- Dec 31, 2024) for the Perpetual Rosary for Life  

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Charitable Donations to our Charity Corporation

Click Here to donate to our Council 501(c)(3) Charity Corporation. 

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Council Dues (for members of the Council)

Click Here to pay dues online or to make donations to the Council.

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Latest Notes

Knights of Columbus #11898

November 2024

Events to participate in and opportunities to help

Faith: Ryan Dworski

Eucharistic Adoration, Every Sunday, from 1:30 until 6:30pm in the Stone Chapel. Knights rotate covering 1:30-2:30, 2:30-3:30, and 4:30-5:30. Attention! Adorers needed, as our numbers have declined. Need men to step into the rotation for a specific time (generally once per month) and also need men willing to serve as substitutes. POC: Ed Draminski, edbethdram@verizon.net to help.

Men of Virtue second Saturdays at Saint Louis 8-10am with Father DeAscanis. Join your fellow men and be challenged to step into the breach. Next meeting December 14 (after 8am mass).

Knights Bible study has resumed studying the gospel of Matthew Sunday evenings by Zoom, studying the Gospel of Matthew. Contact Mike Leumas for more information mjleumas@verizon.net

Our Lady of Kibeho Seven Sorrows Prayer Group, meets at 11am Tuesdays and Fridays at Our Lady's Center to pray. Join Brother Knight Stan Lang in this devotion before noon mass.

Family: Keith Coates. kc324139@gmail.com

Food for Families (FfF), 8:30-11am, St. Louis Shed. Parish food collection is 1st Sunday (12/1, 1/4) FfF and Little Sisters of the Poor is 3rd Sunday (12/15, 1/18). POCs: Keith Coates, kc324139@gmail.com, Rick Opatick, ropatick@verizon.net,

Keep Christ in Christmas magnets, sold after masses on the weekends of December 7-8, 14-15. Contact Keith Coates to help after masses kc324139@gmail.com 

Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest--entries due December 15 to the Saint Louis narthex. Details in the bulletin.

Life: John Sniezek

Perpetual Rosary for Life:  Sign up to pray on the council website link to signup genius. POC: John Sniezek, johnsniezek1969@gmail.com.

Join a Rosary outside Hillcrest Abortion Clinic, 1st Saturdays, 9am Catonsville.

Community: Frank (the younger) Arlinghaus

Food for Families/Little Sisters of the Poor–under Family above

Football Squares for 12/15 game benefits the widows funds--provides Christmas poinsettias and dinner at our Saint Nicholas party on Friday December 6. Buy tickets on the website above.

Ravens concessions (raising funds distributed by charity corporation). Staff a concession stand with your brother Knights at the stadium for all home games--Next games Sunday December 1 (4:25pm kickoff) and Saturday December 21 (4:30pm kickoff). Fully staffed, each game earns more than $2000. Contact Herman Stewart  stewart_k4@yahoo.com or Frank Arlinghaus.  

Mary's Land Farm: we raise funds to support council activities by volunteering on weekends at Mary's Land Farm--work a half or full shift on Saturday (9-1, 1-5) or Sunday (12-5) beginning November 30 running through December 22. Contact Paul Pellegrino paul@the-pellegrinos.net. Prefer signups 7 days in advance.

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Help with our Hospitality Committee – Contact Joe Tavary or Frank as we need more help due to commitments of long-time members. Consider helping--these men cook and serve food at a number of events, from our monthly meetings to the Lenten fish fries. We can always use additional men to help–join the roster of people they draw volunteers from!

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Coming Up

Leadership Meeting on Monday, December 2, 2024 in the Shrine library at 7pm.

Council Meeting, Monday, December 9, 2024 at The Shrine of St. Anthony. Mass begins at 6:30 pm, followed by an exemplification, followed by dinner and at about 8:00pm the business meeting. 

Invite someone to join the Knights! Our next exemplification is scheduled for Monday December 9, but we can also exemplify online.

Click Here for Our Council's Field Agent