Father Louis P. Gauthier 10170
• 1227 East Bristol Rd • Burton, MI 48529 • 810-743-3050 •
2008 State Bowling Tournament
The Order of the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States by Father Michael J. McGivney in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus and dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. There are more than 1.7 million members in 14,000 councils, with nearly 200 councils on college campuses. Membership is limited to "practical Catholic" men aged 18 or older.
In the 2005 fraternal year the Order gave US$136 million directly to charity and performed over 63.2 million man hours of voluntary service. For their support for the Church and local communities, as well as for their philanthropic efforts, the Order is often referred to as the "strong right arm of the Church". The Order's insurance program has more than $60 billion of life insurance policies in force and holds the highest insurance ratings given by A.M. Best, Standard & Poor's, and the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association.
My
Brother Knights,
Another year is upon us and it’s October already. Congratulations to all the newly elected or reelected officers. First, Second and third Degree Meeting are 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. 4th Degree is the 1st Thursday of the month. Meetings start at 7:30pm and are at Holy Redeemer FLC
Words from the Chaplain
To all my Brother knights of The 3rd degree, Vivat
Jesus!
It is a privilege to serve as chaplain for
Council 10170 at Holy Redeemer. I arrived as the new pastor here on
Wednesday May 9th. On May 11th, I
transferred
my council membership from Fowler 3027 to Holy Redeemer when I attended my
first fish fry. I have been a Knight since 1993 I observed the 3rd and 4th
degree in Nov. of 2003. On Wednesday Aug. 22 of this year, I became one of
the Faithful Friars for the 4th Degree.
A Brief Biography of Fr. Michael J. McGivney
Father Michael McGivney was born in Waterbury on August 12, 1852, the oldest of thirteen children of Irish immigrants Patrick and Mary (Lynch) McGivney. Michael learned early about sorrow and the harsh grip of poverty as well as love, faith, and family fortitude.
The
beginnings of the Knights of Columbus Council 10170
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info@kofc.org.
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