Our Knights of Columbus Council 6627 Officer’s Installation Ceremony will he held Saturday August 13th at 6 PM (directly following 5 PM Mass) at OLMC.  All Knights and their families are welcome and encouraged to attend. We are starting (or restarting) something new within the Council, a monthly Corporate Mass, where all Knights and their families attend a designated mass and sit together as a group to show our Council unity and OLMC Parish support.  I will be attempting to partition off a portion of the church seating for our group on this evening. If you will be attending, let me know and how many will be in your group by Monday August 8th.

In addition, a dinner will directly follow the Installation Ceremony in McCready Hall. All Knights and their families are welcome, however those wishing to attend the dinner, will need to RSVP to Tom Donnelly (grandknight(at)kofc6627.org) by Monday August 8th.  The cost for the dinner is $20 per person. Please note that if you RSVP for the dinner, you are obligated for however many dinners you RSVP for. I hope to see everyone there!

The 1st Annual Andy Soesilo Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Superstition Springs Golf Course.  Proceeds from the tournament will be used to support the Sister Servants of the Plan of God, who will be housed at OLMC in Fall 2016, as well as other KofC sponsored charities, and KofC sponsored seminarians.  The tournament is open to golfers of all skill levels.  A flyer with event details as well as a registration form are available here.  Register now!  Check payable to Knights of Columbus Council 6627. Mail to Knights of Columbus Council 6627, 606 East Broadmor, Dr., Tempe, AZ 85282.  For more information, please contact Tom Donnelly at 480-839-2288. Both players and volunteers are needed. Also, check out our Tournament Facebook page to see pictures from previous tournaments.  We are looking for sponsors.  If you are interested, please download our sponsor flyer.  We thank you for your support!

Lent is just around the corner and that means Easter is close by.  The Knights will help begin the Lenten season with a tasty Fish Fry in McCready Hall on Ash Wednesday, February 10,  and every Friday during Lent (except Good Friday), from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  Help from Brother Knights is needed to prepare, serve and clean up. Setup begins at 3:30pm and cleanup is finished by about 8:00 pm.  Bring the family.  Your children and wife will hug you for your generosity. And, back by popular demand, FISH TACOS!!!  Please join us.

Saturday, December 12th, we will be having the council Christmas party in McCready Hall after 5:00pm mass. The council will supply the fried chicken, ham, rolls, soft drinks and wine. Please bring a side dish or desert to share.

Please RSVP to [email protected] by Thursday is you plan to attend. Children are welcome.

We look forward to celebrating Christ’s birthday together.

Our Council’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony will take place on Monday December 7 after the 7pm Immaculate Conception Vigil Mass.  Please join us to kickoff the blessed Christmas Season.

We need volunteers for Sept.25-27 at the Fry’s stores at Rural and Southern and Mill and Southern to assist in collecting monies for the Knights of Columbus PWID Tootsie Roll Drive. Please email [email protected] to volunteer. Each shift is only 2 hours from 8:00am to 6:00pm. Please reply–we could really use the help! Your time is greatly appreciated.