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 for future donations from the Knights of Columbus, Council 8611!
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…
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…
Lent is just around the corner and that means its time for pancakes, pancakes and more pancakes! The parishioners of St Mary of the People Parish were certainly in the mood for some fluffy flapjacks with around 180 people crowding the hall over the course of two sittings. (We’re still waiting on the final tally)….
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…
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…
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…
