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…
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…
And with that, another successful year draws to a close. As we head into the summer break, Knights of Columbus Council 8611 enjoyed some delicious eats, refreshments and the company of friends; celebrating a year of charity, unity, fraternity. The evening’s celebration also included the installation of officers for the 2023/24 year. We even managed…
We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day for the 36th annual Knights of Columbus Council 8611 golf tournament. Held at the Oshawa Airport Golf Club we had 44 golfers competing, with the winning foursome being “Team Munusami” who blinded the competition with their outfits. Special thanks to Paul, Roy & Steve who organized the…
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…
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…
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…
After a Covid-interrupted hiatus of two years, the St. Valentine’s Dinner & Social returned to St Mary of the People. There was great food and loads of laughs from the almost 100 attendees, including parishioners from other local parishes. We couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to snap a photo of Phil, Joe, Garry &…
