Thanks to the hard work from a group of Council 8611 Knights the Christmas Crèche was set up out front of St. Marty of the People Parish this Saturday, November 19th.
It was a chilly morning with wind chills dipping down to -10 but there were smiles all around and helping hands as the Knights came together to support their parish. Now everyone passing St. Mary’s will have a small reminder to keep Christ in Christmas.
Many hands make light work!
Over the past few weeks several of our brother Knights made the rounds in the Durham Region, delivering some donations. Included among them was a cheque for $2,000 for the Grandview Children’s Foundation as well as $1,000 for the YWCA. The team at Grandview sent us a few of their photos as well! Stay tuned…
Each year Knight’s of Columbus Council 8611 honours the passing of fellow Knights with a special Memorial Night. This year’s ceremony was particularly touching. While Council 8611 stayed in continuous operation throughout the pandemic, no Memorial Night was held for two years. As a result, there were many lives to remember during the ceremony. Memorial…
We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day for the 36th annual Knights of Columbus Council 8611 golf tournament. Held at the Oshawa Airport Golf Club we had 44 golfers competing, with the winning foursome being “Team Munusami” who blinded the competition with their outfits. Special thanks to Paul, Roy & Steve who organized the…
After a Covid-interrupted hiatus of two years, the St. Valentine’s Dinner & Social returned to St Mary of the People. There was great food and loads of laughs from the almost 100 attendees, including parishioners from other local parishes. We couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to snap a photo of Phil, Joe, Garry &…
As our first full parish-wide event since Covid, the Knights of Columbus Council 8611 Oktoberfest Dinner and Dance was an enthusiastic success. With just shy of 100 members from the St Mary of the People Parish, as well as surrounding parishes and KofC councils, a great time was had by all. In particular we welcomed…
It was an early morning start (8 am) but the Knights rose for the challenge of setting up the Christmas Crèche in front of St Mary of the People this past Saturday morning. With temperatures just above zero the crew had no trouble staying warm. (Much more pleasant than last year when temperatures were closer…
