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News from your local Knights of Columbus at Saint Mark’s Council #13131
Fellow Knights,
Elisabeth and Beverly are conducting the Archdiocese Safe Environment training on Wednesday October 21st, from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at Saint Marks. Our council leadership asks that each Knight in our council attend this training. Attendance for this training is incredibly important as it ensures our council is up to date on the latest guidelines in safety for events with our community.
If there are any questions please reach out to Brother Jo-Jo Susman.
Vivat Jesus!
The defense of life and the promotion of human dignity in every stage and condition are preeminent concerns of the Knights of Columbus and the entire Church.
From October 4-12, during Respect Life Month, Knights are called to join all Catholics in prayer with Pope Francis for an end to abortion, euthanasia and the many social ills that bring illness, broken families, unhappiness and premature death, especially for the most vulnerable.
During each unique day of the novena, you can reflect on a quote selected from the teaching of Pope Francis on the sanctity of life, pray a decade of the rosary, and conclude with St. John Paul II’s prayer from Evangelium Vitae. By reflecting on the teachings of Pope Francis and calling upon the help of Our Lady for 9 days, we can deepen our commitment to the Gospel of Life and support the most vulnerable through prayer. The prayers and reflection for the novena can be found here.
https://www.kofc.org/en/news-room/faith-response/novena-for-the-cause-of-life.html
Worthy Brother Knights,
It is with great joy that I get to announce the official launch of the website for the Knights of Columbus Council #13131. This has been a long project in the making and while this doesn’t mark the end of the project, it certainly marks a new chapter for us.
Moving forward, this website will be the digital face of our council to the younger generations. Just like the traditional tools that we use to recruit brother knights, this website will require attention and effort from many of us. I encourage you to utilize this website to continuously reach out and talk to men in our church about the Knights. Think of improvements we can make, take pictures we can use, write down event successes and opportunities, and be involved in the ways that you’re able.
I look forward to this next chapter for Council #13131. Vivat Jesus!
– Brother Knight Marcus J.
Knights of Columbus and their families are encouraged to join in praying the Divine Mercy Novena beginning today, Good Friday. Join brother Knights and the faithful worldwide in praying this novena and invoking God’s mercy in this time of global pandemic. Download the prayers here and join the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, St. Faustina’s religious order, online to pray the novena at 3 p.m. EDT daily on YouTube and Facebook from the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. The live daily broadcasts will also available on demand after the initial broadcast at 3 p.m.
Finally, please mark your family calendars for April 19, starting at 3 p.m., to tune in and participate in a special Divine Mercy Sunday Mass offered by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori at the Baltimore Basilica, where Father Michael McGivney was ordained a priest. The broadcast will also include the praying of the Divine Mercy chaplet following Mass.