With December here and everyone’s thoughts now turning to Christmas, the Knights of Columbus Council 8611 got an early start on the season, holding our annual Christmas Party on Saturday, December 3rd.
Spirits were high and the food was both plentiful and delicious!
Look closely and you’ll see Father telling a spectacularly funny joke.
Special thanks to those all those who helped make this memorable evening possible!
One of the great ways Council 8611 gives back to the Durham Region is through supporting numerous charities with much-needed financial assistance. Recently Grand Knight Ken Young, Recorder Garry King and our own “Mr. Bingo” Don Walmsley made the rounds, delivering a cheque for $2,000 to Catholic Family Services, another $2,000 cheque to Rose of…
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 &…
Thanks in part to generous funds donated (or to be donated) by Council 8611, a group of brother Knights took delivery of some much needed new tables for the Parish hall this week. Brothers (from left) Don, Garry, Lloyd, Joe, Brendan and Bill donated muscle and time – apparently a lot of time thanks to…
Everyone was in a jolly mood for our annual Christmas party! An intimate affair for 2023, all those who attended enjoyed fantastic eats, some quality vino, silly games and some festive tunes supplied by our own Brother Knight (and Bad Santa) Brendan Lehman. A huge thanks to Paul, Roy and his wife who organized and…
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…
The season of giving has started early with the Knights of Columbus Council 8611 heading out into the community to delivery cheques to some needy organizations. Brothers Garry King and Don Walmsley distributed funds to Durham Outlook for the Needy, YWCA, the Durham Special Olympics and the Sunrise Developmental Support Services – which, as you…
