Council 12376
Council 12376
Spiritual Reflection – Adoration
Our council supports and promotes the daily Eucharistic worship experience of Adoration. Held in the Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel. This provides each of us and our families a quiet holy place for contemplation, prayer, and reflection.
Vocation Support
Through this program, the council and parish families will raise funds to help support the seminarians in our area. In addition to monetary donations provided, the council, families, and the church parish will help provide the seminarians with moral support and prayers for their success.
The Rosary
Taking part in this helps encourage devotion to Mary, the patroness of our Order, and emphasizes the importance of prayer in community and as a family. In addition to encouraging others to include this within their lives, our council strengthens this belief by coming together to pray the rosary before each monthly meeting.
Keep Christ in Christmas
The Knights of Columbus want to promote the true spirit of Christmas in our homes, schools, parishes and communities through their faithful acts, celebrations and a variety of activities. Our council runs an annual toy drive, provides an annual Breakfast with Santa, support for our annual Parish Christmas Festival.
Parish Valentines Dance
Every February, Council 12376 sponsors Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Parish Valentines Dance. Come join us with your wife or sweetheart for a formal evening of fine dining and dancing. Cocktail hour is the pavilion with hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. Complimentary picture included.
Lenten Fish Fry
Every Friday during Lent (excluding Good Friday), the council will host a Fish Fry in the Sacred Heart School Cafeteria to provide non-meat options for the community who are committed to fasting during Lent. This helps bring the parish and others together while also raising money for for the council to support local causes, such as pregnancy center support, supporting seminarians, and many others.
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Free Throw Championship
Since 1972, councils have sponsored the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship for boys and girls from the ages of 9 to 14 to provide an athletic outlet and encourage the values of sportsmanship and healthy competition.
Tootsie Roll Drive
The Tootsie Roll Drive has been an annual donation program that has touched and helped people with physical and intellectual disabilities since the 1970’s. In 2018, councils provided fund-raising endeavors that contributed a total of $185 million and over 75 million volunteer hours to helping various causes.
40 Days for Life
The protection of life is a sustained prayer intention of the Church, and in particular of the Knights of Columbus. Knights remain firmly committed to defending the right to life of every human being – from the moment of conception to natural death. To commemorate and bolster this important cause, councils promote a novena, nine days of sustained prayer, to build up a culture of life in our parishes, homes and wider community.
Silver Rose
Each year, from early March through mid-December, Silver Roses are stewarded by councils along routes from Canada to Mexico. Every stop the Silver Rose makes throughout the pilgrimage is a rosary-centered occasion for Knights, parishioners, and community members to pray for respect for life, for the spiritual renewal of each nation, and for the advancement of the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Blood Drive
One thing that truly can make a difference in a person’s life is the act of donating blood. Our council holds several blood drives each year to share blood with our communities and to help encourage others to share this precious gift.
Special Olympics
The Knights of Columbus has a unique partnership with the Special Olympics and has helped disabled athletes train for and compete in games around the world. Knights of Columbus councils have assisted with all aspects of the program from fundraising to feeding the athletes, organizing and judging events, and providing equipment and awards.
