The St. Mary of the People Knights of Columbus Council #8611 organized a Tree Planting project at St Christopher Catholic School in Oshawa recently. A crew of Knights, students and their families, along with Principal van Hezewyk and Vice-Principal Belzile-Daley, picked up shovels and tools to plant five Autumn Blaze Maple Trees in the school…
Continuing our support of local Catholic charities in the region, Council 8611 was on hand at the 12th annual Durham Catholic Children’s Foundation Gala. In addition to our Chaplain Fr Joel being on the board of the charity, so too is Stephanie Wood, the wife of Grand Knight Colum Wood. Previously Past Grand Knight Stan…
Every year our neighbours at St Joseph the Worker hold a St Patrick’s Day Party. And every year, St Mary’s is the life of the party! And 2026 proved no different, with two packed tables of fun-loving party-goers. Plus, in keeping with tradition, we also walked away with some excellent prizes, with Grand Knight Colum…
The St Mary of the People parish hall was plenty full as the Knights of Columbus Council 8611 celebrated St Valentine’s Day… a week late. Judging by how well attended the evening was, perhaps we should have it a week late every year? With delicious food and live music a fantastic time was had. Special…
In the midst of this deep freeze there’s nothing like some basketball to make you think of Spring! This past week the St Mary of the People Knights of Columbus council was getting involved at St Christopher Catholic School for our annual basketball free throw competition. We want to thank all of those students who…
Merry Christmas everyone! While the council still has one more general meeting to go before the year comes to an end, it was fantastic to see so many members out for a lovely evening – especially considering the wild weather we had. A special thanks to or District Deputy Ken Cavanagh and his wife Laurette…
The snow is already here so is it any surprise that Santa made an early trip to St Mary of the People Parish? Everyone was in a festive mood for the annual Seniors Christmas Party, held this past week on Thursday, December 4th. There was caroling, cookies and plenty of cheer. And of course a…
Advent isn’t far off! With that said, the time has come at St Mary of the People to put up the Christmas Creche. And who else would you call on, but your local Knights of Columbus council! It was a touch chilly (around zero) for the 15th of November, but that didn’t stop a small…
As the first snow hits today, October seems like a distant memory. Do you remember all the fun you had at our Oktoberfest party this year? Supported by numerous other councils in the area, the Knights of St Mary of the People once again held a festive dinner and dance. Special thanks goes out to…
Always a fantastic time and a fantastic event, dare I say the weather was also… fantastic! (It really was). And so it’s no surprise that the 38th annual St Mary of the People Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament was a huge success. Apart from our bingo volunteering, this is the council’s single largest fundraiser so…
