Notre Dame Dawson Creek

Knights of Columbus

 Knights of Columbus Executive for 2009/2010

 
Grand Knight - Mel Hoffart                    Deputy Grand Knight - Les Dellow
Chaplain - Fr. Michael Anyasoro          Recorder - Dan Bernier                      
Treasurer - Kevin Blocka                        Financial Secretary - Gerald Triebel
Chancellor - Rick Le Gear                       Advocate - To be filled in the fall
Trustee 1st Yr. - Gerry De Wetter        Trustee 2nd Yr. - Pat O'Reilly
Trustee 3rd Yr. - Lyle Gerwien             Warden - To be filled in the fall
Inside Guard - Darcy Baruta                Outside Guard - Jules Bouvier
Publicity (web page) - Scott Benson

Marian Hour of Prayer Service

All parishioners were invited are invited to the Marian Hour of Prayer service, which was held at the church on November 6th . This hour of prayer is in solidarity with Pope Benedict XVI and is part of a world-wide prayer program sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.

We turn to Our Lady of Charity for her maternal intercession that we may grow in Love. Under her maternal protection, we gather, open our hearts to Scripture and pray.

The Our Lady of Charity icon was on display at Notre Dame from November 6th to 11th 2008 - but turning to Our Lady's intercession is timeless!

Our Lady of Charity Prayer Booklet

Our Lady of Charity Holy Card

For more information on the Our Lady of Charity image and devotion, please see this letter from Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and the September 2007 issue of Columbia Magazine.

Council #4680

The Knight of Columbus is a fraternal organization dedicated to encouraging men to live a life of Faith, Service and Leadership. Although the Knights have a fraternal relationship, they are called to live out St. Pauls exhortation: "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her..." Ephesians 5:25.

The Knights of Columbus was formed under the inspiration of Fr. Michael J, McGivney to help members and their families. Its founding principals, namely: Unity, Charity, Fraternity, and Patriotism are constant encouragement for the Knights to become the men God wants them to be. The Knights of Columbus is consecrated to Mother Mary, and is dedicated to the protection of human life, upholding the Churches teachings, and supporting the priesthood.

The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 13,000 councils and 1.7 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.

Here in Dawson Creek our Grand Knight is Rick Le Gear who can be contacted here: Contact

You can download this information pamphlet  Where Do You Fit Into The Knights Of Columbus ?  for more information.

Father Gabriel B. O'Donnell writes:

Protector of Christian Family Life

Sent to serve the young of his flock, Father McGivney in turn "sent" the young men under his influence and direction into the world to become good husbands and fathers, true knights for God and country. His work with the young was but a steppingstone to the formation of strong Catholic families. His dedication to the ideal of Christian manhood expressed so clearly in the founding of the Knights of Columbus was never allowed to obscure his ultimate goal of protecting the good of the entire family unit. Just a couple of years after the Order was established, he began to limit his involvement in the Knights to be available to his whole flock.

Though focused on the task at hand, he never lost sight of his ultimate purpose: to care for and strengthen Christian families. In a sense, the founding of the Knights of Columbus was a means rather than an end: a means to strengthen husbands and fathers so that they could, in turn, strengthen their families in the faith and secure their material well-being.

Quick link to today's readings.

Today's Scripture
Meditation on today's scripture

His Faith

High ideals are not the exclusive preserve of the young, but they seem to go hand in hand with youthful energy and optimism. The trick is to keep our ideals burning brightly even when the vitality of youth begins to fade. This is, in part, what distinguishes a saint from the rest of us. A saint keeps the vision of God's love and the call to serve one's neighbor bright and clear to the end. In fact, when we look at the lives of holy men and women, we see that their ideals grow stronger with the passage of time. Physical energies may fade, but sanctity requires a clarity and consistency that remain to the end of one's days.

Father McGivney was an idealist. He was a man whose youthful vision and creativity expanded and matured even as his physical well-being diminished. His intense idealism is often expressed today in titles ascribed to him as his cause for canonization progresses: "Apostle to the Young" and "Protector of Christian Family Life." These provide an outline for a spiritual portrait of Father McGivney.

excerpts on the life of Fr. McGivney used with permission. For more information on his life and the cause for sainthood can be found at the Fr. McGivney website.