Knights of Columbus # 6724 Brandon FL
Tempus Fugit Memento Mori
Welcome
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Grand Knight John Houseman and his wife Carol welcome you to the Website for the Mother Seton Council of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic family organization that is over 125 years old. Our particular council's history spans over thirty years serving the church and community here in Brandon Florida. We hope you'll take a moment to peruse our site and learn more about us and perhaps attend or participate in some of our events. If you have any questions please visit the "Contact Us" tab for information on who to call for what. For members or transfers: Business Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 in Nativity Social Hall C or D. All members having attained their first degree are encouraged to attend. Officers' Meetings are held at 7:00PM the Sunday before in the Pastoral Care Center. A Knight must have attained his Third degree in order to serve as an officer but this requirement does not hold for committee chairmen others may attend with the permission of the Grand Knight. Our Family Socials are held once a month, usually on the third Monday where we come together in Social Hall A to enjoy each others company for a pot-luck meal and an occasional speaker. All members are encouraged to bring their families and share their favorite recipes with their friends. Regardless of where your interests and talents lie, if you have a desire to serve the Church and community then there is a place for you in or around the Knights of Columbus. Thank you for visiting. Grandknight@brandonknights.org
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Serving those who serve
James A Haley Veterans Hospital, Nursing Home, Fisher House and Haley House. Our first visit is scheduled for August 20, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. We will be meeting at the Nursing Home across from the James A Haley Veterans Hospital.
All are WELCOME. Our Assembly wants to make this a major success. Our soldiers didn’t let us down on the battlefield, and the Knights won’t let the veterans down now. Please contact Herbert Swoope at 813-628-0699 or E-mail hswoope@msn.com. If you are planning to attend.
Pope praises Fr. McGivney as an "exemplary American priest"
(NEW YORK, NY) - During his homily at this morning's Mass for Clergy and Religious at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Pope Benedict XVI made special mention of "the remarkable accomplishment of that exemplary American priest, the Venerable Michael McGivney, whose vision and zeal led to the establishment of the Knights of Columbus." McGivney's cause for sainthood is being considered at the Vatican, and the Pope declared him a venerable servant of God in mid-March.
Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson made the following statement regarding the Pope's remarks:
"This morning, Pope Benedict reminded America's clergy that the 'secret of the impressive growth of the Church' in the U.S. was a 'unity of vision and purpose - rooted in faith and a spirit of constant conversion and self-sacrifice,' and held up as a prime example our founder, Fr. McGivney.
"The Pope's selection of Fr. McGivney as a role model for today's priests and religious is very important for us. Thousands of priests are among the 1.7 million members of the Knights of Columbus, including Cardinal Egan and hundreds of others in the Archdiocese of New York. Each and every day, all of us in the Knights of Columbus look to Fr. McGivney's vision and example as a guide to our work of charity and evangelization. At a time when our priests are in need of our support more than ever, the Pope's promotion of Fr. McGivney as a role model for clergy everywhere is both timely and enormously appreciated. We pledge our fervent support for his call to revitalize and renew the Catholic Church here and around the world."
Comming Soon from the Florida Catholic Conference and the Knights of Columbus..
> U.S. congressional candidate questions | The Candidate Questionnaire Project is a collaborative effort of The Florida Catholic newspaper, the Florida Catholic Conference, the Florida Council of Catholic Women and the Florida State Council of Knights of Columbus. Beginning in late June, questions on public policy issues will be posed to all 2008 U.S. congressional and state legislative candidates in Florida. The questions pertain to issues of concern to the Church that are anticipated to appear before lawmakers in the coming term. State and congressional questions are currently available via the Conference's website, www.flacathconf.org. All candidates are encouraged to respond and all responses received will be available via the internet. | ||||||||
