The January 2009 issue of Visions is now online.
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Comments (1) Posted by Webmaster on Saturday, January 31st, 2009
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Comments (0) Posted by Webmaster on Thursday, January 29th, 2009
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“Together, let us make 2009 the Year of the Volunteer” – So says a full page ad by the Knights of Columbus in regional editions of USA Today. View the ad here.
“Monday, Americans from coast to coast will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. by participating in a national day of service,” the ad states. “If 2008 will be remembered for lapses in character,” the ad continues, “let us make the year 2009 remembered for the best in human character.”
“We invite you to give of your time and your talent as a volunteer with an organization such as ours in your community.”
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Comments (1) Posted by Webmaster on Sunday, January 18th, 2009
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…for charitable giving, volunteer service
New Haven, CT – June 6, 2008 - The Knights of Columbus announced today that it set new all-time
records for charitable giving and volunteer service hours in 2007. Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson released the results of the survey in a speech to state deputies and members of the board of directors in New Haven, Connecticut.
The results of the Order’s Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity for the year ending December 31, 2006 show that total contributions to charity at all levels reached $144,911,781 – exceeding the previous year’s total by more $1 million. The figure includes $31,235,220 donated by the Supreme Council, and $113,676,561 in charitable donations from state and local councils, Fourth Degree assemblies, and squire circles.
The survey also shows that the reported number of volunteer hours by Knights for charitable causes grew to 68,270,432 hours, up more than 400,000 hours from 2005. There were 393,030 Knights of Columbus blood donors during the year, and Knights made more than 5.5 million visits to the sick and bereaved.
Cumulative figures show that during the past decade, the Knights of Columbus has donated nearly $1.28 billion to charity, and provided in excess of 612 million hours of volunteer service in support of charitable causes.
The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization, with more than 1.75 million members in the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Central America, and Poland.
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Comments (0) Posted by Webmaster on Sunday, January 18th, 2009
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Please join us for the 2009 March for Life
Marking the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion in America.
Date: Sunday, January 18th
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Place: Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn: North 27th Street and 2nd Avenue North
Before our silent, prayerful march around downtown Billings, we will listen to a short presentation by Susan Gilko, of Rachel’s Hope, a post abortion ministry and Jeff Laszloffy, of the Montana Family Foundation.
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Comments (2) Posted by Webmaster on Thursday, December 18th, 2008
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Dear Brothers Knights,
As you may know, Pete Malin died in his sleep Friday night. Pete was a Past State Deputy and very active with the Knights. He was one of two conferring officers for the 3rd Degree Exemplification. In fact on October 5th he was in Billings for the 2nd and 3rd Degree Exemplifications. Pete will be missed. The vigil will be at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Rex Funeral Home in Helena and the funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Cathedral in Helena. Please let others know especially if they are interested in going to the funeral. Please keep Pete and his family in your prayers.
God Bless,
Bill Burke
State Deputy
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Comments (0) Posted by Webmaster on Monday, October 13th, 2008
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To read the September/October 2008 issue of Visions click here. 342 KB
You will need Adobe Reader to read the newsletter and you can get it here.
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Comments (0) Posted by Webmaster on Thursday, September 25th, 2008
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Knights of Columbus spot features beating heart of 10 week old unborn child
New Haven, CT - September 23, 2008 -
A 30 second radio spot encouraging people to “vote pro-life” in the November elections begins running on radio stations around the United States today. It will continue to air until the November 4 election.
The ad features the sound of an unborn baby’s heartbeat at 10 weeks, and the voice of a woman saying, “Listening to this makes me wonder – why would anyone question that her life has begun?” It concludes with the words, “Vote your heart. Vote Pro Life.”
“The fact that the child whose heartbeat we hear is alive is simply a matter of science,” Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson said in announcing the beginning of the ad campaign. ”We believe that it is vital that America’s pro-life community make it clear that they will reserve their votes for candidates of either party who are committed to protecting life from conception to natural death.”
Anyone can listen to or download the ad from the Knights of Columbus website, www.kofc.org.
A similar ad is planned for broadcast in Canada, where general elections are set for October 14, 2008.
The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization, with more than 1.75 million members in North and Central America, Asia and Europe. Last year, Knights donated $145 million and more than 68 million hours of volunteer time to charitable causes.
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Comments (0) Posted by Webmaster on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
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Supreme Knight Carl Anderson sent an open letter to Senator Joseph Biden on Friday, September 19, challenging the assertion of the vice presidential candidate that Catholic teaching on abortion is not clear. The letter was published in USA Today, The Washington Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Wilmington News Journal, among others.
Writing ”as a fellow Catholic layman,” Anderson said that “statements that suggest that our Church has anything less than a consistent teaching on abortion are not merely incorrect; they may lead Catholic women facing crisis pregnancies to misunderstand the moral gravity of an abortion decision.”
Anderson noted that the founders of the United States “believed that we are ‘endowed by [our] creator with certain unalienable rights,” and that first among these is ‘life,’” and he appealed to Biden, “as a Catholic who acknowledges that life begins at conception, to resolve to protect this unalienable right.”
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Comments (0) Posted by Webmaster on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
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The Knights of Columbus this week launched a brand-new Internet-based news and information service for Catholics everywhere: Headline Bistro.
Headline Bistro is a website that provides a quick digest of daily news sources around the world that contain news of interest to active Catholics. Whether it relates to world affairs, national politics or news specifically about the Catholic Church, you’ll find links to the original sources here. You’ll also find video clips, detailed state-by-state information about voting and public policy, and recommended reading from the world of books. The web address is www.headlinebistro.com.
You can also sign up for a daily e-mail that’ll give you the day’s top headlines. If you’re already a subscriber to our other e-mail updates, just enter your e-mail address in the sign-up box and add Headline Bistro to your preferences.
Tell all your Catholic friends about Headline Bistro!
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Comments (0) Posted by Webmaster on Thursday, August 28th, 2008