The Knights of Columbus in Bonne Terre has a Chicken & Dumpling Dinner every 1st Thursday evening of the month from 3:30 until 6:30 at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 7897 Berry Road in Bonne Terre. The sides are applesauce, coleslaw and green beans. Adults are $8 and children are $4. Proceeds from the event will go toward various charities.
The Knights of Columbus invite you to obtain a copy of this pamphlet. They will be available by usher distribution after the 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Anne Church and also after the 10:00 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church.
In the pages of this booklet, you will find monthly themes, meditations, projects and Scripture verses that can help you place God and the faith at the center of your lives. By doing so, you can teach your children the importance of humbly looking to God for assistance in all things.
The program is designed to be flexible to meet the continuously changing needs of your family, so you can begin during any month of the year. Some families may wish to set aside a space in their home as a prayer corner. Others may wish to come together at the dinner table or another common family area. Whichever method your family chooses, we encourage you to set aside a regular time on each Sunday of the month to consider together the month’s meditation and Scripture passage. Children should also be encouraged to actively participate in these devotions, whether by reading a section of the mediation or Scripture verse, or by adding their own personal intentions to the regular prayers.
Older children may wish to be even more involved: Discuss with them in further depth the Church’s teachings on marriage and the family, or encourage them to share their own questions on the monthly mediations and prayers.
Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.
The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.
The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to 15,342 councils and 1.9 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam, Saipan, Lithuania, Ukraine, and South Korea.
Our charitable activities encompass an almost infinite variety of local, national and international projects. From international charitable partnerships with Special Olympics, the Global Wheelchair Mission and Habitat for Humanity to our own Food for Families and Coats for Kids projects and other local charities, the opportunity to work together with fellow Knights and their families is virtually endless. In 2016, the Knights of Columbus set a new all-time record for the 18th consecutive year. Our charitable donations increased from $175 million in 2015 to a new total of $177,500,673 in 2016. In addition, we achieved our highest level of charitable service in 2016, volunteering more than 75 million hours of service.