Life Activities: Andy Levesque attended the Maine State Annual Convention. He distributed baby packets, brochures, pamphlets, and other useful literature. The Knights are collecting money (to place in a line account) in order to support Mr. Levesque. The Silver Rose program was well attended at the Maine State Convention on May 22nd at 6:30…
Maine Life Couple Hundreds gather for first ever Men’s March against abortion in DC District of Columbia | June 15, 2021 The first ever national Men’s March, organized by Fr. Stephen Imbarrato and Catholic radio host Jim Havens, took place last Saturday, on the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Men…
Precious Innocents is a nonprofit organization within the state of Maine that is working to pass legislation (An Act to Provide Dignity for the Fetal Remains by Requiring Their Interment or Cremation; LD 1225). Sadly the Bill was defeated by a vote of 8-2. In order for this bill to pass in the future, it…
Ron Cote Award Winner The 4th annual bowl a thon in support of the Shepherd’s Godparent Pregnancy center. This event was cancelled due to COVID restrictions and it was decided to do a mailing to our Council’s membership instead. The mailing highlighted a recently deceased benefactress, whose spouse was a Past Faithful Navigator, who…
Supreme Award Title: Turkey Dinner Delivery The pandemic canceled our council’s widows’ banquet, so instead of them coming to us, we decided to go to them. In the spirit of Leave No Neighbor Behind, we decided not only our members’ widows, but all members of our parish facing the hardships of the pandemic. 6 members…
Outstanding Family Activity – “A” Division Title: Food for Families This year our council held two food drives to benefit our parish food pantry. On June 6th we collected 1,250 pounds of food and $200 in donations. On October 17th we collected 1,149 pounds and $350. The outstanding activity in the “A” division goes to…
Outstanding Community Activity – “A” Division Title: Pandemic Food Drive Our local community food cupboards were in great need due to the COVID-19 pandemic and at the request of our parish food cupboard organizer, council Chaplain and Grand Knight, our council held a food drive on Saturday, May 2nd at all parish worship sites. Following…
CATEGORY A WINNER #1 – FAITH TITLE: Memorial Day Mass We remember. We celebrate. We believe. Each year, this parish remembers the community’s veterans with a Memorial Day Mass. They honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect America’s freedoms. The celebration takes place at the local cemetery, at a memorial altar built in…
Congratulations to the 16 Councils that will be receiving the following awards: STAR COUNCIL (Membership, Insurance & Faith in Action) 2219 Westbrook 2368 Greenville McGIVNEY & FOUNDER’S (Membership & Insurance) 1870 Caribou 2851 Limestone McGIVNEY & COLUMBIAN (Membership & Faith in Action) 9782 Wells COLUMBIAN (Faith in Action) 114 Bangor 1753 Fort Fairfield 2392 Jackman…
Please extend a “thank you” to all the councils that submitted almost 1,000 Faith in Action project reports for this past Fraternal Year. Per the www.maineknights.net website, 12,990 knights participated in the various programs with 80,286 hours of volunteer time being donated by brother Knights and 101,424 total hours of charitable man-hours donated over 342…
To be eligible for the Circle of Honor Award, State councils must be fully compliant with safe environment requirements. This means that the State deputy and state advocate must complete the Praesidium safe environment training. Additionally, the state program director, the state youth director (if any), the state family director, the state community director, and…
Faith in Action Program Update During the trip to New Haven, the Supreme Council updated the Faith in Action Program regarding “Youth”. Although they allow for a Youth Director on the State-level to assist the Community Director, there is no “Council-Level” Youth Director. Therefore, here in Maine, appointing a State Youth Director would mean…
Click here to get the full newsletter. Note: Featured articles posted online will give you specifically what you want, but much is missed if not reading the PDF Newsletter. Not all content is posted here. During the trip to New Haven, the Supreme Council updated the Faith in Action Program regarding “Youth”. Although they…