Holy Family Knights and Ladies
Fraternal Calendar 2009-2010
Active in service to Church, Family and Community
Faith
The Holy Family council puts faith first.
- Quarterly Corporate Masses and annual Memorial Masses for deceased members
- Annual Day of Reflection
- Marian devotions and Stations of the Cross
- Funds for seminarians and Newman Centers
Family
We support family life.
- Quarterly family social events include Christmas parties and special outings
- Spiritual and practical support for members in times of family distress.
Parish
Service to our home parish is a council priority.
- Monthly Knights’ Cafes promote parish sense of community and raise funds for the needy.
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- Annual Golf Outing raises funds for parish ministries
- We partner with and support other parish ministries:
- Cook and serve Friday Fish Fry dinners in Lent
- Serve meals in support of parish retreats
- Blood Drives
Help with Christmas lights and parking control Community
Council programs aid people in need in our local community and the world.
- Weekly support of St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly and help with their special events
- Annual “Tootsie Roll” drive to raise funds for the intellectually disabled
- “Christ in Christmas” Christmas Day program of meals and entertainment for the homeless
- Food, clothing and funds donated to Hurricane Katrina displaced families
- Donations for “Tsunami Relief” through the Little Sisters of the Poor; “Angola Outreach” shipment of supplies to Diocese of Bengula
- Respect for Life initiatives:
- Resolutions to change the Illinois Code for emphasis on respect for human dignity from conception to natural death
- Assisting local communities with respectful treatment and burial of unclaimed bodies of children
- Annual “Turkey Bowl” (flag football), Soccer Challenge, boys and girls basketball tournaments and free-throw contest
- Annual Spelling Bee, Alcohol Abuse