Brother Knights,
Our brother Ed Stram passed away yesterday March 2nd 2023. There is a prayer service Tuesday March 7th at 3:00 PM at Burns Funeral Home in Crown Point with Visitation following. Funeral is Wednesday March 8th at St. Elizabeth Seton parish at 10:00 AM. Here is a link to the obituary for more details: Obituary for Ed Stram
Last updated 3 March 2023
Judy Neher, the wife of our brother Knight Norm Neher, passed away Sunday 26 February 2023 .
The visitation and memorial mass for Judy will be at Holy Spirit Catholic church this Friday March 3rd. Visitation with the family is at the church starting at 10:00 AM followed by the mass at 11:00 AM.The family wishes us to pray the Rosary for Judy so we will start the Rosary around 9:40 before visitation begins.
Here's a link to the obituary: Obituary for Judy Neher
Please pray for Judy and Norm.
Last updated 27 February 2023

- 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 20, 2022, The Rite of the Reception of the Body will take place at Saint Helen Parish, 302 North Madison Street in Hebron with visitation until 8:00 p.m.
- Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m.
- 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 21, 2022. Morning Prayer will begin and the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated immediately following at 10:30 a.m. Bishop McClory will be presiding at the funeral Mass.
Father Torres will be interred at Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville. Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel, 5341 Central Avenue in Portage, has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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Last updated 29 July 2022
Brother Knights our officers for the 2022 - 2023 calendar year are as follows:
Chaplin - Father Thomas Mischler
Grand Knight - James D Quirk
Financial Secretary - Robert E. Hynes
Deputy Grand Knight - David K Talmadge
Chancellor - Jason P Krampen
Recorder - Frank Villareal
Treasurer - Merlin T Foresman
Advocate - Kenneth P Williams
Inside Guard - Michael A Halcarz
Outside Guard - David Slauson
Two Year Trustee - Bruce A Beck
Three Year Trustee - Gerald Glatt
Last updated 20 June 2022
Brother Knight David Slauson was Invested Wednesday evening into our council as a 3rd Degree Knight. Please join us in congratulating him. Please visit the Exemplification Photo Gallery to see photos of the Exemplification.
See a new link in the "Links to Council 7473 News and Announcements" below on a Knights Railcats Baseball Night.
Last updated 13 May 2022
Jonathan Wilkerson, who is a grandson of Brother Jim Murphy and is/was a member of our Council, suffered a brain aneurysm on Holy Thursday.
He was at Community Hospital and has been transferred to University of Illinois in Chicago. Jon is in a Comma and Jim Murphy says the outlook is not good, but Jim has Faith in the Lord and is keeping his hopes up.
Please keep Jonathan and the Murphy Family in your prayers.
Last updated 24 April 2022
Links to Council 7473 News and Announcements
Click here for information on a "Knights Rail Cats Baseball Night"
Click here for the News article of the "Rosary Soldiers of the Knights of Columbus Council 7473"
Click here for upcoming events in July (new event added 20 July 2019)
Click here for the Announcement of our Grand Knight Exemplification
Click here for the Announcement of our Brother Knights visit to Gibault School for Children
Click here to see our Brother Knights at the the Crown Point Community Foundation Volunteer Event
Click here to see our Brother Knights in Action preparing for the Fish Fries
Last Updated 19 December 2019