Knights of Columbus Council 7761 at 4865 Eleven Mile Road, Rockford, MI 49341 US - Home
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
above art piece was contributed by Grace Connette, Rockford, to the ArtPeace Project 2011 and was on display during the 40 Days for Life Campaign, Grand Rapids at 144 Fulton in which 5 babies were saved.
May 16 first Degree! Meeting to follow....
Are you Catholic? Male? 18? Then it is time for you to sign up and join our order! Get your application in right away and you can save travel and go to the first degree at the Rockford Community Cabin on May 16. Please send us your information ONLINE.... (click ...
May Sale coming! time to acquire sale-able items
The Knights are collecting sale-able items, hard goods like tables, sports equipment, bikes, lawn mowers, desks, that are easily sold. Please do not bring computer equipment or electronic items, or clothes. Please arrive on Friday May 11 at 5pm (no earlier for Insurance reasons) ...
May Letter From Grand Knight
GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE Brother Knights, I would like to thank Daniel Ryzstak for running the January meeting for me as I was out of town for a business meeting. I understand he did a wonderful job! April was an amazing month of activities for the council, ...
TEENS ON A MISSION GOLF OUTING
TEENS ON A MISSION GOLF OUTING Saturday, May 19th Silver Lake Golf Club $60 Individual / $240 a Foursome All proceeds for teens mission trip this summer Contact council member Tom Arends for details Ph# 616-240-2207 email: ...
Support Religious Freedom!
Please help stand up for religious liberty in the US. For anyone who missed the speakers March 23 at the Calder Plaza, there is a DVD. One speaker is the direct descendent of Abraham Lincoln's Pastor! Other speakers included Rep. Bill Huizenga, Fr. Vincent O'Malley, Dr. ...
Signup to work the HAVEN...these kids need you!
Once a month, our council makes breaqkfast for kids who are incarcerated and away from home at the Haven. Your work here can not be measured in importance. Please help as our regulars are worn out making this event happen every month. please signup ONLINE using our ...
Get this great video about a strong young woman and support LIFE
Episode 1 selected for Life Fest We're thrilled to announce that Episode 1, The Travail of Sarah ...
Parade of Homes
Workers needed. Manage a house in the Parade of Homes and the Knights make $$. The home is at 2476 Blackberry. THe dates are May 25, 26, 28, 30, June 1-2-4-6-8-9. There are Mondays, Wednesday, Sat and Fridays to choose from! Please use the online form to request ...
Elections of officers Council #7761--get involved!
COUNCIL ELECTIONS MAY 16 The annual elections of council officer will take place at the May 16 meeting. Any 3rd degree member in good standing is eligible to run for an office. If you are interested in serving your council in a leadership role, now is the time to step forward and seek one ...
Priest Appreciation DINNER at Assumption June 20
Knights NEEDED for a mid summer dinner to praise God and honor area Priests with a dinner. Help is needed for this big event. June 20 evening, YOU GET DINNER for helping. please use the online signup, and we need to let the Knights at Assumption know early who can help.
Essay Contest needs knights to help
The annual Essay contest is coming and the Knights will again help to pick a winner. Each student is given a task to formulate a message and use language well. This exercise is very important in todays' communication rich society. Watch this site to get the dates for this years ...
White Caps Outing August 19
Brother Knights, Here is a wonderful opportunity to catch a family fun game at the Ballpark and mingle with other Knights in West Michigan!! I will take all orders via email by April 10th. Thank you and I look forward to seeing a filled ballpark of 7761 Knights and their ...
Major Degree and Officer Training
June 24 is Major Degree, at St Jude. Sat June 23 is Officer Training, I believe right here at OLC
VETS ICE CREAM! need help May 25
Every month, last Friday of the month is VETS ICE CREAM. Help serve aging veterans of war at the GR Vets home. 1-3pm. Meet at 12:45 at the Vets Home-you may need to get a badge. Contact Bill Koltak to car pool. Please let us know using our online form (see top box ...
OCTOBER BABY is in another 190 theaters this weekend
Here’s the Top Ten (based on weekend grosses): 1. The Hunger Games (Lionsgate) NEW [4,137 Theaters] PG13-rated Friday $68M, Saturday $51.0M, Weekend $155.0M International $59.25M, Worldwide $214.25 2. 21 Jump Street (Sony) Week 2 [3,121 Theaters] ...
File folder label project Complete
Last minute call to volunteers was super successful as about 60 volunteers converged onto the Kateri Lodge to help stick labels onto about 26000 file folders. The project was completed Friday Feb 3 about 12 noon. Approx 1400 will be collected for Life projects that our council is working ...
M I Drive Good News and bad News
Bad news first, we had many open time slots and did not have 80% of the help we had last year. However, the good news is this smaller force still raised $100 more than last year. The money will be sent out shortly!
Religious Liberty at the Grand Plaza
Knights Bill (and wife Pat) Koltak and Patrick Keeley took the Heart Sail and the Cross to the HHS meeting at the Calder Plaza downtown Grand Rapids on Friday March 23. Religious freedom and everything that accompanies religious liberty, such as displaying religious art is threatened by ...
In Memorium
September 29, 1941- April 21, 2012 Carol, loving wife of Brother Knight Paul Sobie, went to be with the Lord, Saturday morning April 21, 2012 following a valiant fight with cancer. Carol and Paul are longtime members of OLC and her presence will be missed. A Mass of Christian Burial for Carol ...
Easter Egg Hunt pictures!
Pictures!
the Heart Sail from the ArtPeace Project is Touring West Michigan
The "Heart Sail" made many stops this past two weeks. Starting in Rockford at OLC, the "Heart Sail" was on display for over the Jan 5-8 weekend and then on Monday January 9th for the district K of C meeting where some 50 attendees and members of 20 councils were introduced ...
Tim Tebow's amazing career
Wow, In an NFL Playoff game, a perennial power is playing an underdog, led by a rookie quarterback who prays to God in public. The game is tied, and it goes to overtime! Then on the first play, the quarterback completes a pass across the middle that goes 80 ...
Several OLC kids make REGIONALs! KofC Free Throw contest
The District competition for the annual K of C Free trhrow contest was held at OLC Gym Sunday Feb 5 and several kids from OLC will now advance to the REGIONAL competition on February 18th at Assumption BVM Gym! The winners are Justin Johnson, Maggie Schichtel, Max Serra, Kinzie Keller, Ben ...
The "dream" speech of Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King
The niece of Martin Luther King, Dr. Alveda King speaks about a dream that her grandfather had. If you have never heard this "dream" speech, click below! Alveda King will be in Washington DC on Jan 22, 2012 for the 39th anniversary of Roe V Wade and the end of human rights for ...
You MUSTshow love when encountering pro choice abortionists
Abortionists are not nice when they encounter a pro life person. Be ready for scorn, outrage, and condemnation. Be ready to be put down, bullied, called names, and treated with the utmost disrespect. The Detroit News asked in a survey, should we defund Planned ...
Are you Wiser than a Supreme Court Justice? try this!
Were you inspired by President Obama's speech at Notre Dame? Well c'mon and invite your pro choice and pro life friends to come together for some honest, thoughtful dialogue on the issue of life. Please provide your opinion on the big question: what will our Supreme Court Justices rule when asked if abortion conflicts with the Declaration of Independence?....
We are not "born free" in the USA, we are CREATED EQUAL!
The USA is the most amazing country in the world. On our birthday, our founders made an amazing statement in our Declaration of Independence. Here it is---We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ...
March for Life videos from EWTN you must see!
Eternal Word Television Network recorded the following speakers, Abby Johnson, Lila Rose, Pastor Jim Garland, Reverend Clenard Childress and a woman who is Silent No More ...click on the following to see these videos!!! .....
5 minute Stem Cell Discussion
Learn the basics of the STEM CELL RESEARCH debate. Listen as EWTN's Raymond Arroyo interviews Father Tad Pacholczyk, the author of "Making Sense out of Bioethics". After earning a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Yale, Fr. Tad did post-doctoral research at Massachusetts ...
The "Fairy Castle" the UN is building on non-binding resolutions to justify abortion
The United Nations is a place where the United States and the ideals of our Great Declaration of Independence, the greatest human rights document of this millenium, are currently being challenged. Hear how our own Secretary of State and President of the USA are supporting the effort to remove ...
They were saved from brutal deaths after 9-11-2001
See the happy faces of the children? Their lives were at risk on 9-18-2001 when Planned Parenthood offered to abort these same kids for FREE, when they were in the womb of their mothers in the picture. More reason to be pro-life! Read on and Get reasons to be pro LIFE! Who is Jane Roe? Why, her real name is Norma McCorvey ...
The attack on the families of 9-11 victims, 9-18-2001
see the video by Diane Sawyer www.youtube.com/watch then realized that these kids were in GRAVE DANGER 9-18-2001 Dial 9-11 for free abortion--Planned Parenthood made special offer to terrorized NYC women Posted: January 18, 2002 1:00 am Eastern By Art Moore ...
HELP needs Help!
The success of the 40 Days for Life campaign has led to an increased need for support this holiday season. please donate to HELP Pregnancy Crisis Aid 705 Bridge St NW, Grand Rapids HELP Pregnancy Crisis Aid is a Catholic institution which helps pregnant women avoid abortion and ...
Knights from #7761 show up at night, babies saved in the morning
Oct 26, 2011 Wed, the day after OLC parishioners participated in their day to pray at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Grand Rapids, and the morning after the Knights from #7761 were present from 9-Midnight .... The doctor at 320 Fulton did not show for work and no employees ...
Watch the Nov 6 video closing ceremony of 40 Days for Life-Grand Rapids!
The 40 Days for Life fall campaign ended Nov 6. Watch the video of the closing event on facebook. Go to www.facebook.com/40daysgr Then, in the upper left, pick "Photo", and click on the video with picture of a woman in a black dress. In this video, Mary ...
Baby Sophia, Great Grandchild of Reuben needs your prayers!
Dec 11 update: Baby Sophia is home from the hospital, Praise God and Thank you all who offered prayers. Great Grandpa Reuben and GGrandma Katherine reported that Sophia has a rounded face and gained 2 oz and is doing as well as can be expected. For those just learning of this story....At ...
the fate of "unborn millions" depends, under God, on YOU!--George Washington, July 2, 1776
This quote is in the library of Congress. On our birthday, July 2, 1776, General George Washington read this to his troops as they faced the British military who outnumbered them 3 to 1 and who had just landed 400 warships full of supplies, .."The time is now near at hand which must ...
Doctors CHOOSE death, baby survives
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A mother in Argentina says she fell to her knees in shock after finding her baby alive in a coffin in the morgue nearly 12 hours after the girl had been declared dead. Analia Bouter named her newborn Luz Milagros, or "Miracle Light." The tiny girl, ...
Rockford's Jake Schemmel spreads good news to troubled
Youtube videos are spreading the news that there is a God. Before Christmas a young 18 yr old made a video and then passed away on Christmas day, now his message has gone viral. Ben Breedlove of Texas is in the headlines and his message is everywhere that there is a God and Angels. ...
Congrats to Karan Joseph! the State Spelling Bee winners listed today
OLC's own Karan Joseph was the winner of the Level II Spelling Bee held on January 14th at OLC. He advanced to the State Council Spelling Bee March 3 in Standish MI. We dont know how far he got, but we now know the winners. If anyone is able to find out, please let us know! ...
CHARITY the FIRST PRINCIPLE
The first principle upon which the Knights of Columbus was founded is CHARITY. It began in the late 1800’s when Father Michael J. McGivney saw the poverty and plight among the widows and orphans of his parish of St Mary in New Haven, Connecticut. That principle continues ...
Insurance Checkup
I hope that 2011 was a healthy, prosperous year for you and your family. It’s said that time flies, and the older we get, the more that statement seems true. As we review the past year and prepare to welcome a new one, we wonder where the time goes. If you’re like most people, ...
Anniversary Dinner wonderful time
ANNIVERSARY DINNER "Happy 31st!" Our council celebrated its 31st anniversary in the OLC Holy Family Center on Saturday night, March 3rd. Over 70 came out to enjoy the special evening. Knights and spouses, the Colsolata Sisters, and our parish priest, FR Tony were there. ...
Garage sale items donation and Volunteer Signup Form
Please fill out this form to tell us about any items that you want to donate to our May Sale. Our funds raised go to help pay for the costs to send our delegation to Mackinaw Island for the State Meeting. We can pickup items. We can sell them for you using online listings such as ...
Thank You
Your feedback is important. The works of Charity can not be carried out without your help. May God Bless you and keep you. Thank You!
Hunger USA
Hunger here in the richest nation in the world? Impossible, one might think. But the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ annual Hunger and Homelessness Survey makes it clear that hunger and food insecurity (not always having access to enough food to meet basic needs) not only exist, but are on the rise. The increase is reflected in the fact that the two dozen cities surveyed found that requests for ...
US Senate: Cardinal McCarrick defends religious freedom of Muslims, Catholics
Testifying before a senate judiciary subcommittee hearing on “Protecting the Civil Rights of American Muslims,” Cardinal Theodore McCarrick defended the religious freedom of Muslims and Catholics.
Speaking on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the ...
Sunday Mass from the University of Notre Dame
Hallmark Channel carries the Sunday Mass every Sunday of the year! It is growing into one of the most popular segments of America at Worship presented by Faith & Values Media.
Various priests from Notre Dame's Holy Cross community preside. Several different choirs associated with the Basilica and the University ...
Start your Sunday Morning with Hallmark Chanell!!!
Hallmark Channel is a 24-hour cable television program service that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment. With a mix of original programs, movies and miniseries from the creative auspices of Hallmark Entertainment -- as well as their award-winning libraries --
California Catholic Lobby Day
Each year California Catholics gather in Sacramento to speak with their elected officials
about issues of concern to the Church. This effort is ...
