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 &…
Many hands certainly do make for light work. With a small army of volunteers the St Mary of the People Parish Crèche came down in perhaps record time. The volunteers assembled at 9 am sharp and by 9:34 it was all packed away – leaving plenty of time for coffee, treats and loads of laughter….
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!
With December here and everyone’s thoughts now turning to Christmas, the Knights of Columbus Council 8611 got an early start on the season, holding our annual Christmas Party on Saturday, December 3rd. Spirits were high and the food was both plentiful and delicious! Look closely and you’ll see Father telling a spectacularly funny joke. Special…
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…
Each year Knight’s of Columbus Council 8611 honours the passing of fellow Knights with a special Memorial Night. This year’s ceremony was particularly touching. While Council 8611 stayed in continuous operation throughout the pandemic, no Memorial Night was held for two years. As a result, there were many lives to remember during the ceremony. Memorial…
