Pancake Breakfast

Some sweet treats, Christmas carols and a visit from the jolly big guy himself! The Knights of Columbus Council 8611 partnered with the St Mary of the People Parish CWL to host our annual Senior’s Christmas party. Thanks to everyone who attended and Merry Christmas!

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…

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…

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 &…

The annual crèche takedown isn’t quite as much fun as the setup. It is, however, a lot easier! Many hands make light work, as they say, and that was certainly true as a large group of Knights came out to disassemble the crèche and some extremely heavy hay bales. The crew may just have set…

Knights of Columbus Council 8611 was pleased to host an Exemplification ceremony on Tuesday, May 23rd, welcoming two new members to our council. We’re excited to announce that Paul McDonnell, a new member of our parish, as well as John Hildyard, a long time parishioner, have joined our ranks. In addition, Council 8611 had the…