State College Knights of Columbus

Council Meetings

Planning Meeting - 2nd Wed of the month - 7:30pm

Business Meeting - 4th Wed of the month - 7:30pm (preceded by the Rosary at 7:15pm)

All Meetings are held in the Fr. O'Hanlon Room in the bottom level of the OLV Activities Center.

Welcome

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic, family, fraternal and service organization. The key elements of our Service Program are Church, community, council, family, pro-life, and youth activities. The State College Knights of Columbus council has donated over $250,000 and over 20,000 volunteer hours to various charities in the last five years. The major fund raising activities are breakfasts/dinners served at the OLV Activites Center and manning two concession stands at Penn State football games.

Equally important, these activities provide opportunities for fellowship and social interactions among the State College Knights of Columbus and their families. A complete list of our donations and activities would be difficult to enumerate, but a description of our major and reoccurring activities is below. Please join us in keeping these activities going and help us do more for our Churches and community.

Upcoming Events:

Projects/Events:

Support of OLV Parish Picnic Sun 14 Aug 4-7pm (Please support on Fri 12 Aug and Sun. as well)

Annual Knights Picnic Fri 19 Aug 5:30-8pm

Please see our new page dedicated to Blessed Fr. Michael J. McGivney LINK

Announcements...

Annual Knights Picnic occurred Fri Aug 19th. Fifty people attended for good food, fun and fellowship on a perfect late summer evening. The annual award recipients for 2020 and 2021 were as follows:

Non-Knight volunteers: Mary Hershey and Bonnie Grant

Knight Volunteers: Rodney Hopkins and Bill Schiavi

Knight of the year: Corey Cooperider and Steve Balkey

Lifetime Service Awards: Paul Lutz and Dave DeAntonio

Dave Brown was also recognized for his outstanding leadership in the transition from Stratford Drive to the Activities Center.

Feast Day of Blessed Michael McGivney was celebrated Saturday Aug 13th at OLV. The 9am Mass was celebrated in honor of Blessed Michael McGivney by Brother Knight Fr. George our Pastor. Immediately following Mass there was a Holy Hour during which the Knights led a Rosary. The hour was ended with Benediction.

For the second time in a year, our Council participated in Habitat for Humanity. These Brother Knights gave back to the Community using their time and talents. This is who we are called to be as we provide Service to others. Special thanks to those Brothers who were able to participate. This year six members of Council 4678 painted the entire inside of a brand-new Habitat for Humanity house in Bellefonte on Saturday July 16^th 2022. Shown are: Joe Reese, Mike Patrick, Tom Hauser, Dennis Marince, Mark Thorwart, and Ed Hughes.