There were some usual suspects and a few new ones, as St Mary’s Knights of Columbus came out to support the St Joseph of the Worker Council as they celebrated St Patrick’s Day in Style. The group was honoured to host Msgr Hannah, Fr Joel and Fr Bollo amid a sea of green, live music,…
After a several year hiatus, St Mary’s Knights of Columbus council 8611 brought back the annual KofC Basketball Free Throw competition. Thanks to the amazing support of Paul Mac Kinnon, Vice-Principal of St. Christopher Catholic School and the teachers at the school, the Free Throw Championship was held this past Tuesday, February 11th. With plenty…
Over the past few weeks several of our brother Knights made the rounds in the Durham Region, delivering some donations during the important Christmas season. Included among them was a cheque for $1,000 for the YWCA and $2,000 for Durham Outlook for the Needy. Special thanks to the Bingo team for helping raise these funds…
The Exemplification committee at St Mary of the People Council 8611 is starting to become old pros at bringing new Knights into the fold. After holding an Exemplification ceremony in October, this most recent event marked the second of the fraternal year and the third of the calendar year. It’s great to see Council 8611…
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…
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…
The Knights of Columbus are one man stronger! This past Tuesday May 21st, St Mary of the People Parish Knights of Columbus, Council 8611 held an Exemplification Ceremony to officially welcome Brother Michael Cassar into our council. With the help of our Exemplification committee including Fr Bollo we welcomed Brother Michael, who was accompanied by…
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…
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…
It was a full house for the annual St Valentine’s Dinner & Dance at St Mary of the People Parish. There was no shortage of laughter, smiles, great food (courtesy of Sabrina’s) or dancing as roughly one hundred parishioners celebrated the evening. Plus, a few folks walked away with some great prizes, including cash from…
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