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…
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 in part to generous funds donated (or to be donated) by Council 8611, a group of brother Knights took delivery of some much needed new tables for the Parish hall this week. Brothers (from left) Don, Garry, Lloyd, Joe, Brendan and Bill donated muscle and time – apparently a lot of time thanks to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
