https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info RSS feeds for *TEST* Council 3586 Fr Griffin - Knights of Columbus 60 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10225/Refund-Support-Vocations-Program-RSVP#Comments 0 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2059&ModuleID=5350&ArticleID=10225 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info:443/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10225&PortalID=26&TabID=2059 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10225/Refund-Support-Vocations-Program-RSVP Keep the faith alive by supporting our seminarians and men and women religious postulants and novices. As the strong right arm of the church, Knights of Columbus are committed to providing moral, financial and spiritual support to our future priests and religious at all stages of their formation. A featured program, RSVP counts for two credits toward the Columbian Award. Knights of Columbus stand in solidarity with our priests and religious. Through this program, council and parish families will raise funds to support seminarians and men and women religious postulants and novices in their area. For every $500 given to an individual, the Supreme Council will refund the council or assembly $100. The maximum refund a council or assembly can receive is $400 per individual supported. Though financial support is vitally important, it is not the only aspect of the RSVP. Councils are also called to provide their “adopted” seminarian, postulant or novice with moral support and prayers for their success. Trica Brotherton Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:56:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10225 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10226/Building-the-Domestic-Church-Kiosk#Comments 0 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2059&ModuleID=5350&ArticleID=10226 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info:443/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10226&PortalID=26&TabID=2059 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10226/Building-the-Domestic-Church-Kiosk Help strengthen the domestic church (our families) by providing exceptional religious education materials to all Catholics. Building the Domestic Church Kiosks contain engaging, faith-based literature and are available for councils to distribute to members, parishioners, and the general public. By organizing activities in their parishes, councils can educate and evangelize using the rich resources found in the Catholic Information Service® (CIS) Building the Domestic Church series of booklets. Since 1948, CIS has been the major evangelical arm of the Knights of Columbus. Through multiple booklet series and various media formats, CIS makes our Catholic faith accessible and continually provides tools for catechesis and faith formation. For $150, a council receive a Building the Domestic Church Kiosk (#BDC-K) and the first set of 225 booklets of the most popular CIS resources, aimed at helping Catholics to live out the Church’s vision for our families. Trica Brotherton Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:54:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10226 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10227/Spiritual-Reflection#Comments 0 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2059&ModuleID=5350&ArticleID=10227 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info:443/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10227&PortalID=26&TabID=2059 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10227/Spiritual-Reflection Create annual opportunities for prayer and reflection together as a fraternity. Under the guidance of their chaplain, councils can attend a retreat or day of reflection together or perhaps organize their own event for the men of their parish. Many Catholic young people can attest that religious retreats are radically rejuvenating spiritual events that often leave a lasting impact on participants’ relationship to their faith. Yet, so often, retreats seem only to be open to students and youth. In conjunction with pastors, councils and jurisdictions can hold low-cost retreats of their own. These events might be open only to council members or men of the parish – or may be open to entire families. If councils are unable to organize these events themselves, they could go as a group and attend a retreat in their area to satisfy the requirement. Additionally, councils are strongly encouraged to consider visiting The Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. as part of this program. Trica Brotherton Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:53:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10227 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10228/Rosary#Comments 0 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2059&ModuleID=5350&ArticleID=10228 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info:443/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10228&PortalID=26&TabID=2059 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10228/Rosary Build faithful families and communities through rosary prayer. The Knights of Columbus Rosary Program encourages councils to promote devotion to the rosary in our families and parishes by scheduling regular rosary prayer services. Kits with rosary rings, rosary prayer guides, and leader books are available for councils to order. This program encourages devotion to Mary, the patroness of our Order, and emphasizes the importance of prayer in community and as a family. The Rosary Program encourages councils to schedule regular rosary prayer services on any day of the week, at any time of the year, with the guidance of their pastor. Councils should personally invite each family of the parish and offer attending families a copy of the Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service’s® A Scriptural Rosary for the Family (#319). Encourage families to read this booklet and learn how their faith can be strengthened through a devotion to Our Lady, while praying the rosary at home together regularly. Trica Brotherton Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:49:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10228 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10229/Sacramental-Gifts#Comments 0 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2059&ModuleID=5350&ArticleID=10229 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info:443/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10229&PortalID=26&TabID=2059 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10229/Sacramental-Gifts Support families during the most important events in the life of the domestic church: the sacraments. Councils will play an integral role in these momentous faith events and the lives of our families and parish community through prayer and the presentation of symbolic gifts. The sacraments stand as the most significant events in the life of the domestic church. The Knights of Columbus will be there to support and embrace our parish families at these essential moments of encounter with Christ. As children and adult members become more integrated into the life of the church and their parish, they should know that members of the Knights of Columbus will always be present in a tangible and meaningful way. Trica Brotherton Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:46:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10229 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10230/Imitating-Saint-Juan-Diego#Comments 0 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2059&ModuleID=5350&ArticleID=10230 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info:443/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10230&PortalID=26&TabID=2059 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10230/Imitating-Saint-Juan-Diego A HIGHER PURPOSE The Imitating Saint Juan Diego program encourages councils to promote devotion to St. Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe. As Knights of Columbus, whose patroness is Our Lady of Guadalupe, we are called to be her messengers, just as St. Juan Diego was throughout his life. OVERVIEW The appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego led to the mass conversion of millions of indigenous people to the Catholic Faith and continues to serve as a means of evangelization today. Councils can teach others about the lives of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego and emphasize their status as powerful intercessors by organizing a traveling image of Our Lady of Guadalupe which can be shared between families, by encouraging acts of popular piety, and by sharing other devotional materials with members and their parish community. SUGGESTED DATES TO HOST YOUR EVENT The suggested timeframe for this program is early December, coinciding with St. Juan Diego’s feast day on December 9 and Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day on December 12. Alternatively, your council can end the program on these dates and host a celebration on his feast day. Trica Brotherton Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:43:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10230 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10200/Why-We-Need-Brothers#Comments 0 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2059&ModuleID=5350&ArticleID=10200 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info:443/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10200&PortalID=26&TabID=2059 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10200/Why-We-Need-Brothers Catholic men benefit from close, genuine friendships Sompaul Vorapanich enlisted in the U.S. Army shortly after 9/11 and has served his country faithfully ever since. A veteran of the war in Afghanistan, he knows the camaraderie and mutual trust that a platoon of soldiers must share to carry out a successful mission. “From my military experience, standing in the breach is the most dangerous part of any mission,” said Vorapanich, a master sergeant with the Special Forces. “There have been multiple times that I was in a firefight, knowing that the person to my ‘twelve’ and the person to my ‘six’ was a brother that I could rely on.” Having that kind of support and protection — men who will put their lives on the line for one another — enables a military unit to complete its task and tend to those who have fallen. “When someone stumbles, we need to be able to carry them,” Vorapanich explained. “We never leave a man behind.” Vorapanich and several experts on men’s spirituality are featured in the “Brotherhood” episode of the Knights of Columbus’ Into the Breach video series. The series and its accompanying reflection guide are based on the 2015 apostolic exhortation of the same name by Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix, which challenges Catholic men to step up and fulfill their roles for the sake of their families, parishes and communities. ‘Band of Brothers’ A founding member of St. Michael the Archangel Council 14773 in Fort Bragg, N.C., Vorapanich likened the military idea of a “band of brothers” to the mutual support and accountability every Catholic man needs in his life. “A great Catholic friend is someone who is not afraid to tell you when you’re wrong, when you’re doing something that’s not aligned with your faith, or when you’re doing something that’s unethical,” he said. “They’re the ones that are going to pick you up when you fall. … They’re the ones that are going to push you to move past your limits when you need [it].” Men need other men to become stronger. A verse from Proverbs states this well: “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another” (27:17). Men of similar ideals will challenge one another to greater heights than any one of them could achieve on his own. What’s more, being part of a “band of brothers” means having true friends who support one another when times get tough. “A true friend is going to be there for you when you need them the most — when you’re suffering, when you're going through trials,” said Mark Houck, chastity educator and founder of a lay apostolate called The King’s Men. “Men have a special bond. When they go through adversity, it means a lot [to have a friend say], ‘Hey, brother, I’m here for you. I’m praying for you.’” Many Catholic men, however, lack those kinds of relationships. Without brothers in the faith, they are missing a vital means of support. This lack of personal connection is partly a cultural problem in an age when people might have many social media “friends” but few, if any, they can count on in “real life.” It’s also partly the rugged “lone ranger” attitude of many men who believe they can handle things on their own. But what men really need is close friendship with other men — friends with whom they can be open, honest and vulnerable, friends for whom they are willing to sacrifice. Our Mission From Christ According to Scott Hahn, popular author and theology professor at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Christ empowers us through his sacrifice and his gift of the Eucharist to “die to ourselves, die to the world, and live for each other.” This, Hahn said, “is what makes us a band of brothers. This is what really fosters fraternal solidarity.” Christ formed his own “band of brothers,” the Twelve Apostles. They became the foundation of the Church, and they were the first to go out and preach the Gospel on the first Pentecost. That’s how evangelization happens best — through the witness of individuals, but individuals who are bonded through fraternities of faith. For Vorapanich, a program leader for the Order’s Warriors to Lourdes pilgrimage that brings wounded veterans and others to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, the marching orders for men come through the Eucharist and the Mass. “The Eucharist is the body of Christ,” he said. “When we finish Mass, we’re told to be that Eucharist to the world. We must act like Christ, and if we can do that, together, as a group of brothers, that’s where we can make a true difference.” To view episodes of the Into the Breach video series and to access the study guide and other resources for promoting the series in your parish, visit kofc.org/intothebreach. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:16:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10200 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10202/Easter-Mass-Ushers-Needed#Comments 0 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2059&ModuleID=5350&ArticleID=10202 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info:443/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10202&PortalID=26&TabID=2059 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10202/Easter-Mass-Ushers-Needed Knights are needed to serve as ushers at the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, April 16, and at all Masses on Easter Sunday, April 17. 6 Knights are needed for the Easter Vigil Mass, which begins in the Church at 7:30 p.m. Arrive by 6:45 p.m. 4 Knights are needed at each of the Easter Day Masses. The Easter Day Mass times are 9:00 and 11 a.m. in the church and in the gym. Arrive 30 minutes before Mass. SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10202 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10201/Help-for-Haiti#Comments 0 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2059&ModuleID=5350&ArticleID=10201 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info:443/DesktopModules/CM.NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10201&PortalID=26&TabID=2059 https://g8-council-3586.amstest.info/Our-Council/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10201/Help-for-Haiti Following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti the K of C has made an initial commitment of $250,000 to assist the disaster’s victim. Following Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, offered his prayerful support for the people of Haiti and made an initial commitment of $250,000 to assist those suffering on the island nation. “Our prayers are with our neighbors in Haiti as they recover from yet another tragedy and seek once again to rebuild,” Kelly said. “Just as we reached out to provide aid following the 2010 earthquake, the Knights of Columbus will again reach out in charity to help our neighbors in need in Haiti.” After the 2010 earthquake, the Knights of Columbus became active in the nation, providing over $1 million dollars in financial assistance to Haitians in need, but particularly by way of restoring mobility to injured Haitians. Through its partnership with the Global Wheelchair Mission, the Knights of Columbus has delivered more than 1,000 wheelchairs to Haiti. In collaboration with Project Medishare, the Knights contributed major financial support for a sustainable prosthetics and rehabilitation program in Haiti and helped to create the Emilio B. Moure Clinic for Hope in Port-au-Prince. Moure, the late supreme secretary of the Knights, was instrumental in the program’s development. The Emilio B. Moure Clinic for Hope houses materials and equipment, and it serves as a classroom for training Haitians who are eligible to be hired as prosthetic technicians. The mobility projects eventually resulted in the formation of an all-amputee soccer club and a documentary film, produced by the Knights of Columbus, which highlighted the resilience of the Haitian people. “The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal organization with a deep sense of brotherhood among our members,” Kelly said. “In keeping with the mission of our founder, Blessed Michael McGivney, we are also deeply committed to a charity which sees all humanity as brothers and sisters.” Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10201