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Entries for July 2024

Shelter and Hope

Posted on July 25, 2024 in: General News

Shelter and Hope
New modular homes open outside Lviv for displaced Ukrainian families By Jarosław Herman 7/17/2024 Source Ten families displaced by the war in eastern and northern Ukraine have new homes in Briukhovychi, a suburb of Lviv, thanks to a modular housing initiative sponsored by the Knights of ...

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Up From Ashes

Posted on July 25, 2024 in: General News

Up From Ashes
Knights help restore a Minnesota church damaged by arson By Cecilia Engbert 7/17/2024 Source The day after the fire, Jeffrey Czech drove with a sinking heart to his home parish in Elmdale, Minnesota, to assess the damage. Later determined to be an act of arson, the fire had been discover...

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True Metal

Posted on July 25, 2024 in: General News

True Metal
From modest beginnings, a Maryland council’s charity scrap drive becomes a community staple By Elisha Valladares-Cormier 7/1/2024 Source A group of Maryland Knights established a scrap metal drive in 2006 hoping to provide small financial grants to Knights in need. The program has ...

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Stepping Out in Faith

Posted on July 11, 2024 in: General News

Stepping Out in Faith
Thousands of Knights and their families participate in the historic National Eucharistic Pilgrimage By Columbia staff 7/1/2024 Source “I think it’s perfect that we’re launching this National Eucharistic Pilgrimage on Pentecost,” Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston ...

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The Reality of Christ’s Presence
Jesus invites us to encounter him and to be transformed through prayer and the sacraments, especially the Eucharist By Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly 7/1/2024 Source On Memorial Day weekend, I visited New York City with my family to join in a Eucharistic procession from St. Patrick&rsqu...

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Cribs for Life

Posted on July 11, 2024 in: General News

Cribs for Life
Knights deliver new cribs to mothers in need in northern Virginia By Cecilia Engbert 6/27/2024 Source Joe Jewell, past grand knight of Holy Spirit Council 11922 in Annandale, Virginia, and his son, Michael, got up early June 15, packed their vehicle with four baby cribs and mattresses an...

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Ukraine’s Gold Star Families
K of C families in Ukraine find hope to live on even as they mourn loved ones killed in combat By Karolina Świder 6/27/2024 Source On Jan. 13, 2023, the day of Denys Tarasov’s burial, shops ran out of fresh flowers in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, some 30 kilometers from the war’s f...

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Leadership Across the Generations
From Zoomers to Boomers and beyond, Knights answer the call to serve as council officers 6/1/2024 Source Knights of Columbus young and old — and those in between — are encouraged to step up to leadership positions in their councils and jurisdictions, strengthening the Order with...

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