St Mary’s Council Welcomes a New Member: Exemplification Spring 2024

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…

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…

There’s nothing like pancakes to bring a parish together! The combined efforts of the CWL and the Knights of Columbus resulted in an incredibly successful pancake breakfast after both the 9 am and 11 am masses at St Mary of the People Parish. In total, close to 200 parishioners attended! (We can’t wait to host…

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…

It was such a success, we had to do it all again! After all the good times and funds raised at our annual golf tournament in the Spring, we just had to hit the links while the summer weather continued. Special thanks to Brothers Paul Power, Roy Druce and Joe Miniaci for their help in…

On the heels of our fall recruitment drive, St Mary’s council held an Exemplification ceremony this past Friday to welcome two new members into our council. Please welcome our new Brother Knights Denish Paskaran and Christian Timperley (son of fellow Knight Clive Timperley). It was also an honor to host Grand Knight Andrew Stewart and…