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!
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…
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…
The 10th Annual Durham Catholic Children’s Foundation was a roaring success and a fantastic evening all in support of children and families in our community. Numerous members of the clergy were in attendance, in particular the Most Reverend Bishop Vincent Nguyen. As well, there was MPP Lorne Coe, several councillors and a few local Mayors…
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 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…
It was the pleasure of numerous members of Council 8611 to support St Mary of the People Parish during the annual sacrament of confirmation on Sunday May 28th. Brother Knights Don Aiken, Nino Stano and Andrea Micieli provided an honour guard for the 20+ candidates being confirmed. Grand Knight Ken Young, Recorder Garry King and…
