Friday, February 10, 2017 6:00 PM – 11:30 PM McCormick Place, Chicago Hello Knights, Ladies, All, Happy New Year! I’m sure you know that the Chicago Auto Show is right around the corner , which means it’s time for First Look For Charity! Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, is one of 18 charities that … [Read more…]
Hello Knights-camp flyer 2017 Our campers are cheering, as registration for Special Camps has begun! Can you please help us spread the word, invite your friends with intellectual disabilities to a week long summer vacation in Oregon, IL. Special Camps is an all volunteer run camp, endorsed by the Illinois State Knights of Columbus for … [Read more…]
It’s cold out there! Just wanted to let you know that we are doing it again in 2017! The Knights of Columbus annual Feed My Starving Children Food Packing Event is scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2017. Each of you helped make this event a success last year. I hope that you enjoyed yourself at this worthy event and that you will consider … [Read more…]
Want more Christmas? How about celebrating it again on March 25, a more likely date for Christ’s actual birthday! (The information for this DYK comes from Candida Moss, University of Notre Dame professor of the New testament, published December 22, 2016, in the Chicago Tribune.) Early Christians developed the theological view that … [Read more…]
Collections were up from $6207 in 2015. Congratulations to a great effort. Of the $7582, $975 was used to pay for the candy. The remaining was submitted for distribution as follows: Ill State Council Charities, Inc. $ 758 Cupertino Home $4096 Special Camps $ 864 Western DuPage Special Recreation District $ 864 Diocese of Joliet … [Read more…]