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EDITOR'S MESSAGE By State Secretary Bruce Poulin

Since its inauguration in 1945, the Ontario State Bulletin has gone through many changes and the year 2021 marks another such milestone. With this shorter version, and its integrated Internet links, we hope to rekindle the members’ interest in the activities of the Knights of Columbus. That said, the aims and objectives of the Ontario Knights of Columbus as well as the guide marks by which it operates, will continue to be respected. At all times, it will seek to advance any of the four pillars to assist in generating greater awareness of the work the members of our Order do. It will endeavour to keep fresh in the public mind the miracle of Catholicism and its

FRESH NEW LOOK

founding principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. Any material printed in this bulletin may be copied or used in any publicity issued by any subordinate council. Copies of your respective council publications will be appreciated. Please send to stateoffice@ontariokofc.ca.

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CONTENTS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

03 EDITOR'S MESSAGE/ 05 2021-22 YEAR IN REVIEW It is a great honour to reflect on the many great works and achievements of our Ontario State Council. This past year has been very difficult ...

06 2021-22 ACTION PLAN Congratulations to my predecessor, Immediate Past State Deputy, David Peters, and his team, for achieving Circle of Honour – Pinnacle Award ...

07 PROGRAM - LOTTERY As most of you should be aware of by now, State Board changed the platform for our Charities Lottery. The paper ticket served us ...

PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY OF THE CAPE

REBECCA'S STORY

WE ARE AID TO WOMEN A CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTRE 11 “REUNITE US UNDER ONE ROOF” CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Since State Deputy Marcel Lemmen’s email of August 16, 2021, this fundraising campaign to help a Brother Knight bring his wife and their ...

15 INSURANCE SUCCESS STORY

12 PROGRAM - COATS FOR KIDS

COMMUNITY - DAY OF THE DEER HARVEST

In 2020, the Knights of Columbus donated 100,000 kids’ winter coats across Canada and the U.S. The Ontario Knights of Columbus accounted for 8292 of these coats.

Every year since 2015, members of Knights of Columbus council #10416 in St. Andrew conduct their annual deer harvest social event.

Cover Photo Credit: Domenico Pontone, Council #9544 Ottawa Comments welcomed at stateoffice@ontariokofc.ca

The Guarantee Purchase Option (GPO) is a benefit of every youth policy. The GPO protects our children’s future insurability, allowing for ...

16 CROSSWORD PUZZLE 17 CROSSWORD ANSWERS 18 LATEST PODCASTS

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2020-2021 Year in Review By Immediate Past State Deputy David Peters COVID-19 has made this past year very challenging. Our members of the Order in Ontario have

risen to the challenge and created opportunities where others saw despair, we increased our membership while other organizations imploded. In fact, for the first time since membership awards were established, my Administration achieved the highest award for membership: that of Circle of Honor - Pinnacle.

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PINNACLE AWARD

Our shared success is due in large part to my team beginning with our General Agents and Field Agents – all working under the auspices of Canadian Agency Executive Consultant, Sonny Sangemino. During times of crisis, people seek out protection and life insurance and the Knights of Columbus programs are well suited to this need. Faith in Action My team not only embraced Blessed McGivney’s example of charity through many traditional fundraising efforts, but it also embarked on several new initiatives. For example, we embarked on an aggressive free online “emembership” recruitment campaign. As a result, almost half of our new members during my two terms, registered online. My Administration also introduced an online 50/50 raffle to replace our traditional paper ticket prize lottery. This served to minimize overhead while increasing the proportion of funds that went back to councils and our registered charities. We also conducted virtual state conventions for the first time in our history. Finally, we completed an estimated $200,000 renovation project to restore the dais at Martyr’s Shrine used by Pope Saint John Paul II during his stay in Midland in 1984. This site is visited by tens of thousands of tourists every year. Teamwork With the end of my term at hand, I want to acknowledge the members and their families who stepped forward during these past two-years. Thank you to my District Deputies and State Directors who worked tirelessly and made my workload lighter. Thank you to my fellow State Board Officers. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I acknowledge the intercession of our Blessed Mother of Vailankanni (Mother of Good Health), to whom I had dedicated my two years. Congratulations to our new State Deputy Marcel Lemmen who assumed the role on July 1st, 2021. I wish him, the State Board officers and his new Administration all the very best in this fraternal year.

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2021-2022 Action Plan By State Deputy Marcel Lemmen

Congratulations to my predecessor, Immediate Past State Deputy, David Peters, and his team, for achieving Circle of Honor – Pinnacle Award for the Province of Ontario in the previous Fraternal Year. This is the first time in Ontario, since this top award was introduced, that we have achieved it, and it is something we can all be very proud of. The new Fraternal Year for the Knights of Columbus started on July 1st. In Ontario we started under pandemic restrictions and our annual District Deputy Organizational Meeting had to be conducted virtually. We supplemented this with Regional Training in Sault Ste. Marie, Ottawa, London, and Toronto during the month of August. These training sessions were well attended, and our District Deputies are now ready to help the councils in their district emerge from the pandemic using the Covid Recovery Program developed by Supreme Council. Your council leaders will be starting to use the Covid Recovery Program very soon if they haven’t done so already. The program consists of a number of steps that include meeting with your pastor to address his needs, evaluating the needs of your council and its members, and scheduling activities and meetings that will safely bring back members and their families. The program is well thought out and easy to follow and I encourage our council leaders to use it. Our new Supreme Knight, Patrick Kelly, has consecrated his term to St. Joseph. He unveiled the travelling icon of St. Joseph during the Supreme Convention in August. This icon will be travelling across Ontario in the coming months, and we will publish a schedule on our website ontariokofc.ca soon. Look for the icon to appear at a parish near you. If you have a friend, neighbour, or family member that may be interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, one option is to join online as an eMember. This membership allows them to attend council meetings and participate in activities without joining a particular council outright. The first year of online membership is free if they use the MCGIVNEY2020 code when they register at kofc.org/joinus. The MCGIVNEY2020 code is valid until the end of the year. I have entrusted my term as State Deputy under the protection of Our Lady of the Cape. Her Shrine is located in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, and it happens to be Canada’s National Marian Shrine. Near the end of the 19th century, devotion to Our Lady of the Cape and her Rosary led to a faith revival that spread from Cap de la Madeleine, as it was then known, across Quebec and all of Canada. The inspirational story of Our Lady of the Cape is told in a new film called “Bridge of Roses”. We are preparing a “Movie and Rosary Night” activity using this film that councils can conduct in their parishes in the coming months. It is my hope that this will contribute to a badly needed faith revival in Ontario. Our State Chaplain, His Excellency Bishop Douglas Crosby, has composed a beautiful prayer to Our Lady of the Cape. We will use this prayer to seek her intercession for a successful Fraternal Year. Success means strong and healthy councils that serve the church, conduct activities and attract new members. Please be assured that I pray every day for you and your council’s success!

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Lottery Program By State Treasurer David Gelinas

Lottery Update Introduced in January 2021, as a pilot project, the Ontario KofC online 50/50 raffle is now being offered throughout the province. The raffle consists of four seasonal quarterly 50/50 raffle grand prize draws during the Calendar year along with early bird draws for each quarter. Any Ontario resident who is 18 years of age or older and has a valid credit card, may complete an online purchase. This purchase will be tracked by way of the URL code which is unique to every participating council. The purchaser must select the council they wish to support from the organization’s drop-down list found on the “personal information” section of the online purchase page. To make it more user-friendly, the Councils have all been listed alphabetically by city or town and then by Council number. If the purchaser does not assign the purchase to a particular council, the funds raised will automatically default to the State Council Charity account. Those interested in purchasing tickets may click here.

George Livingston won the first Raffle

Charlotte Carney won the second Raffle

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Coats for Kids Program By Program Chairman Neil Bouvier

Breathing new life into the Knights of Columbus motto made famous during the Great War (1914-18) "Everyone Welcome, Everything Free". More than 100,000 kids of all creeds, races and ethnic backgrounds across the United States and Canada received a winter coat donated by the Knights of Columbus in 2020. The Knights of Columbus in Ontario accounted for 8,292 of these coats. Still, the demand grows, and a new winter season is fast approaching. So, what can we do to make this program even better and more responsive to these growing demands before the onset of the winter cold? Here are some useful tips for your Council: 1. Identify a coats for kids chairman to oversee all action steps. 1. Organize a coats for kids event in your community. Coordinate with your local schools. Coordinate with your general agent and field agent. 3. If working with the parish, confirm pastor approval with grand knight, and then set up subsequent parish ministry. collaboration meetings. 7. Enlist a fellow Knight or community member

4. Organize a coats for kids distribution. Set date, time, and location.

to photograph the event. Remember this

Consider working together with other

event is a recruiting opportunity. Have the council membership director

parishes/councils.

involved.

5. Prior to event, use the sample (#10655) News Release as a model to create and

Utilize brochures and membership

distribute a tailored release to local media.

documents.

6. Build public interest! Promote the event in your parish and larger community

Work with your local general and field agent. 8. Update the community and parish on the

through a variety of efforts.

success of your program.

Display promotional posters (#10586 &

Use the sample News Release and include

#10587) and brochure (#10503).

photographs of the event.

Make Bulletin & Pulpit announcements. Advertise on council and parish

For more information about this program, please

websites, social media pages.

visit: www.OntarioCoatsforKids.com

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FAITH PILLAR Dedication to Our Lady of the Cape By Director Joseph Remedios with excerpts from the upcoming book – Storm Warnings - The History of the Knights of Columbus in Ontario Volume 1 (1900-1962) by Bruce Poulin

Often called the “Canadian Madonna,” Our lady of the Cape is

the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It calls for the intercession by Catholics to worship the Virgin by praying the rosary. The grounds of the chapel where the original statue of the Canadian Madonna is located has held religious services as far back as 1634. In 1878, in Trois Rivières, Québec, Father Luc Desilets, the pastor at Cap-de-la-Madeleine (18641888), convinced the parishioners that a larger church was needed for the parish. The stones needed would be quarried from the opposite shore of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and transported across to the site during winter. But the weather proved unusually mild in 1878-79 and the Seaway did not freeze over, so construction was threatened with being delayed. Fr. Desilets instructed his parishioners to pray the Rosary for the Seaway to freeze over. He also pledged to the Virgin Mary that if she interceded, he would dedicate the new church to her.

Ontario Knights Adopt Our Lady Of The Cape As Their Patronness for 2021-2023.

In March 1879, huge pieces of ice dislodged from Lac St. Pierre and flowed downstream eventually forming an ice bridge, dubbed the “Rosary Bridge.” Thus, the stones could be transported across allowing for the construction to proceed. The new church was dedicated to Our Lady of the Cape in 1888. On the eve of dedication of the shrine on June 22, 1888, two priests and a man who were visiting the site claim to have seen the eyes of the statue open for several minutes. Since then, it has become an international place of pilgrimage. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | ONTARIO STATE BULLETIN | FALL 2021

FAITH PILLAR Dedication to Our Lady of the Cape CON'T

Acknowledging this important spiritual legacy in Canada, State Deputy, Marcel Lemmen has dedicated his terms in office to the Canadian Madonna. He has also instructed me to organize a pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Cape Shrine in Trois Rivieres in August 2022, followed by a visit to the marvellous Saint-Joseph Oratory in Montréal. More details and costs will be announced after all the details have been finalized. In the meantime, by way of a donation towards The Marian Devotion Movement and DunnMedia & Entertainment, the Ontario Knights of Columbus have secured the rights to use the upcoming film on the Canadian Madonna titled, Bridge of Roses: The Story of Our Lady of the Cape. It is presently scheduled for release on October 9, 2021. Councils are invited to include the short documentary at a social event that may also coincide with a Fraternity and recruitment event during this Columbian Year. For more information on this upcoming pilgrimage please contact our Program Chairman Joseph Remedios.

Future Pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Cape Shrine in Trois Rivieres, and the marvellous Saint-Joseph Oratory in Montréal. August 2022

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FAMILY PILLAR “Reunite Us Under One Roof” Campaign Update By Grand Knight of St. Patrick’s Basilica Council #12158 in Ottawa, Donald McDonald

Since State Deputy Marcel Lemmen’s email of August 16, 2021, this fundraising campaign to help a Brother Knight bring his wife and their special needs child home has made good progress. The goal is to build an addition to the family farmhouse of Brother Marc and his wife Carole, which is needed to provide the controlled environment for the care of their youngest child and space for her nurses. The family is very grateful for the assistance that the Knights of Columbus in Ontario have provided so far. We are seeking to share this story widely. Little three-year-old Marie-Ange is adored by her eight brothers and sisters. The other kids urgently want to be “reunited under one roof” so that Mom is home again, and they can all care for MarieAnge more easily. Some of the children’s thoughts can be heard in their moving testimonies on the video posted on our fundraising platforms Gofundme and Lifefunder. Honoris Chairman Michael O’Neill and Grand Knight Council #12158 Donald Macdonald hope to visit with the family later this Fall and with the parish priest pray for Marie Ange in the presence of a relic of Blessed Father Michael McGivney. As of early September we have reached 15% of our goal of $150,000, which allows us to start the foundation for the house addition, hopefully to enclose the addition before winter. Professionals from our Council 12158 are finalizing the building permit plans. The Mennonite Disaster Service will manage the construction. CALL TO ACTION-CHALLENGE: Please help us finish this addition before Christmas! GRAND KNIGHTS: Forward and recommend this to your council and parish; BROTHER KNIGHTS: Donate through our fundraising platforms and share the links with your family and friends. Let us show what Ontario Knights can do. ALL: Pray for little Marie-Ange through the intercession of Blessed Michael McGivney. For more information, please visit: https://www.kofcstpatsbasilica.org/reunite-us-under-one-roofwith-just-3-clicks/, and see our podcast here: The Jobin Family appeal for help from Council #12158 Vivat Jesus! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | ONTARIO STATE BULLETIN | FALL 2021

COMMUNITY PILLAR Day of the Deer Harvest

Council #10416 in St. Andrews

By State Secretary Bruce Poulin

Every year since 2015, members of Knights of Columbus Council #10416 in St. Andrew conduct their annual deer harvest social event. “The purpose of this event is to foster fellowship of like-minded Catholic men from subordinate councils in the general area, but word has gotten out and we have had members from the Order as far away as Ottawa (State Secretary Bruce Poulin) join in the day-long event,” says organizer and former District Deputy #32 and former Grand Knight, Stephen Maloney. The new inaugural event started by our past Grand Knight Stephen Maloney and former District Deputy Keith LaFave has grown to seven regular hunters from the Order and 4 other guests. Coincidentally, as a result of the friendships built around the event, three of these guests have since joined our Order. FDD LaFave re-started this gathering of hunters to foster fellowship and invited members to his farm to hunt as an excuse to gather and develop some fellowship. Some of these brother Knights have later offered to help or work at his property whenever he needs them. "Even the members of the council who did not take part in the harvest, enjoy hearing about the one that got away," says Maloney, "But they are all unanimous in supporting the event and sharing some local venison if the hunt was successful," adds Maloney. The COVID-19 lockdowns did not stop these men from enjoying lots of fresh air, joking and lots of fellowship. So not only was their council able to remain active, but they were also

able

recruit

through

this

local

community initiative. “Members are already requesting a date and invitation for the harvest in 2021,” concludes Maloney. To see more, please go to our podcast here: Annual Deer Harvest in Council #10416

Annual Hunting Day in St. Andrews. L to R: Bro Stephen Maloney, State Secretary Bruce Poulin, Bro Jacques Cadieux, Bro Keith LaFave and Bro Michael Sullivan.

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LIFE PILLAR Rebecca's Story By Member of Council #1388 in Toronto, Mark Jacot

It was a dreary overcast day, but I felt bright and sunny inside because one of our best sponsors, the Knights of Columbus Toronto Council 1388, had just dropped off their very generous annual donation. Like it is with most charities funding is always a concern. But with supporters like Toronto Council #1388, they allow us to concentrate less on our bottom line and more on our clients. We are Aid to Women – a crisis pregnancy centre in downtown Toronto. We provide counselling and material support to women in helping them make a life-affirming decision for themselves and their baby. I was just putting away the cheque when Janice walked into our office. Janice was a small woman, with short curly hair and wearing a black jogging pants and top. She was carrying a large purse, almost an overnight bag. She was very anxious and nervous, almost out of breath (even though we are right on street level). Janice thought she made a mistake coming into our office that day, when in fact it was the complete opposite! She thought she was entering an abortion clinic, but she opened our door instead. You see, ironically and almost divinely designed, Aid To Women is right next door to an abortion clinic. In fact we share a mutual wall. I think God sometimes shows His sense of humour in the ironic settings he places us in. As my mother used to say, “There are no accidents with God”. We get on average 2-3 women coming into our office each day thinking they’ve arrived at the abortion clinic. Anyway, I greeted Janice warmly and asked her to have a seat. I knew immediately she had opened the wrong door (or more correctly she had been prompted to open the RIGHT door!). She said, “My name’s Janice and I’m here for my appointment. This is the Cabbagetown Women’s Clinic, right?” I said, “Hi Janice. Thanks for opening our door. This is Aid To Women.” Janice immediately is shocked and begins to leave. I interrupt her before leaving. “Please Janice, hear me out before you leave. I think you were meant to open this door. Please just give me two minutes.” Janice stops, hesitates and then reticently sits back in the chair.

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LIFE PILLAR Rebecca's Story CON'T

“Aid to Women is here to help you and your baby. We understand what you’re going through and we can show you that you don’t have to do what you’re considering. We have a lot to offer, both financially and materially. We can help support you and and your baby for the first two years of your child’s life. We want to help you make a choice that is best for you and your baby. Please why don't you come into one of our counselling rooms so we can talk and I’ll explain further.” Janice is really stunned on what she has heard and really doesn’t know what to do. I prompt her further. “Please let me explain more Janice. Don’t you want to investigate all options for you and your baby? It will only take a few minutes.” Janice cautiously gets up and walks to one of the counselling rooms. This story is just one of the thousands that have occurred over the 37 years Aid To Women has been in existence in helping women choose life for themselves and their baby. Aid To Women offers expectant mothers information, counselling, free pregnancy tests, medical referrals and most of what a child will need for the first two years of their life. Because Aid To Women is located right beside an abortion clinic it means that we are the last source of hope for a mother and her baby, the last chance of getting them to change their decision and to choose life instead of death for their baby. A huge reason why Aid To Women has existed and grown over the years is because of sponsors like the Knights of Columbus Toronto Council #1388. They have been a strong supporter for over 15 years donating more than $100,000. Their unwavering pro-life stance has been evident year after year in their ongoing support which has allowed us to continue our very important work. The council has in fact indirectly saved many lives. Even during this pandemic, our doors remained open largely because of the unwavering patronage of donors such as Council #1388. Aid To Women is eternally grateful to Knights of Columbus Toronto Council #1388. They are “V.I.P’s” – Very Important Patrons. Thank you. By the way, the reason why this is called Rebecca’s Story, is that’s the name Janice gave to her healthy 6 ½ lb. girl that she brought into this world. Mother and daughter are both well and Janice thanks God each day for Rebecca and the support she received from Aid to Women in helping her make a decision for life! Vivat Jesus! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | ONTARIO STATE BULLETIN | FALL 2021

INSURANCE GUARANTEE PURCHASE OPTION KofC Neil Bouvier Agency, Field Agent Jay Nelligan

The Guarantee Purchase Option (GPO) is a benefit of every youth policy. The GPO protects our children’s future insurability, allowing for the purchase of additional life insurance at a future date, without having to be medically approved. The Disability Waiver of Premium (DWP) is another benefit of every youth policy. The DWP is exercised when an insured is either sick or disabled. After proof of disability has been approved, the premiums for the life insurance policy are waived for as long as the insured is deemed disabled. A Brother Knight, soon after the birth of his daughter, purchased a Whole Life Insurance policy on her. The policy came with both the GPO and DWP riders. Not too long after purchasing the policy, the member’s daughter is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. With the diagnosis, the member, with the help from his Knights of Columbus field agent, has the premiums waived under the DWP. The member is grateful for this benefit. Fast forward into the future, the member’s daughter becomes eligible for her first GPO option and the member elects to exercise the GPO, giving his daughter another layer of protection. As the original policy has DWP and GPO riders, any new policy acquired by exercising a GPO option, automatically comes with the DWP rider. Good? It’s gets better! If on the original policy, which has the DWP rider and the DWP is exercised, seeing the premiums for the original policy waived, any additional policies acquired through the GPO option, which automatically come with the DWP, will see the premiums on those subsequent policies being waived as well. How great is that!! In other words, by exercising each option, at their respective option date, the premiums are waived. This Brother Knight was excited and relieved, realizing that when his daughter turns 40, the family will have 7 policies for her, all paid for by the DWP benefit rider. For more information on this and other Knights of Columbus insurance programs and policies, please visit: http://www.kofc.org/ or contact your local Field Agent.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE Click here to play the crossword puzzle online

Answers found on page 17

ACROSS

3. Canadian City that hosted the Annual Supreme convention in 1910 where delegates witness a miracle while on a pilgrimage to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré? 5. Family name of the first Grand Knight of Ottawa Council #485 and first Canadian born State Deputy for Canada and Newfoundland? 6. First country outside of the United States to welcome the establishment of the Knights of Columbus? 8. Family name of the State Deputy who holds the record for the most members within the Order in Ontario? 9. Throughout its history, the Knights of Columbus have remained consistent in its opposition to which political ideology espoused by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels? 10. Name the first virtuous principle of the Order. DOWN 1. Family name of the first indigenous person elevated to Sainthood in North America? 2. Ontario city that held the “Mary Day parade” in May each year between 1948 and 1965 to counter the Communist May Day parade in the Soviet Union. 4. Brother Jim Cullen, Centennial Council #6074 in Sudbury, was chosen as one of five athletes from Ontario to represent Canada at the second Winter Olympic Games for the disabled which was held at Geilo, Norway between February 1 & 7, 1980. For what event did he win the silver medal? 7. Family name of the longest serving member of the Knights of Columbus in Ontario. He joined on December 5, 1912, and his membership ceased upon his death on October 1, 1990?

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS ACROSS 3. Québec: On Thursday August 4, 1910, a sevenyear-old girl joined the procession of pilgrims who visited the sacred edifice in Sainte-Annede-Beaupré seeking either a physical cure or spiritual relief. As the story went: “the little girl hobbled in on her crutches, but when she reached the shrine and had offered her childish prayer, she arose without their use and walked away.” The event was witnessed by thousands of people including the members of the Knights of Columbus. 5. Dunne: Past State Deputy John Patrick “Jack” Dunne was the founding Grand Knight of pioneer Council #485 in Ottawa in 1900. In 1902, he was elected as State Deputy for Canada and Newfoundland for two consecutive terms (1902-1904). He is the father of the Knights of Columbus in Ontario. 6. Canada: On November 25, 1897, some 68 male parishioners from Saint Patrick’s Basilica in Montréal, Québec formed their own council called “Canada Council #284,” thus beginning the Canadian chapter of Blessed Father McGivney’s vision. 8. Gallo: Past State Deputy Gallo (2006-2008) holds the record for the highest membership levels in the Order in Ontario at 57,136 members in 2007. He also holds the record for the second most members in the Order in Ontario at 57,104 in 2008.

DOWN 1. Tekakwitha: Kateri Tekakwitha (baptized Catherine), was born in 1656 at Ossernenon in Iroquois country, now Auriesville, NY; died on April 17, 1680 at the St. Francis Xavier Mission at Sault St. Louis, New France, (now Kahnawake, in Québec). On October 21, 2012, Catherine was elevated to sainthood. 2. Windsor: Following the success of the Marian Congress in 1947, the Catholic Community in Essex County launched an annual Mary Day parade of their own in Windsor. For a time, it was considered the largest public demonstration of faith on the North American continent. The annual parade lasted until, according to the daily newspapers, it ceased in 1965. 4. Slalom: Brother Knights of Columbus, Jim Cullen, was a para-alpine skier who represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Paralympics. He competed in the Men’s Giant Slalom and Men’s Slalom events, and he won silver medal at the latter event. 7. Flury: Brother Thomas J. Flury is a native of Lindsay, Ontario. He joined Council #1124 in Lindsay on December 5, 1912. Flury died on October 1, 1990, which also ended his membership in the Order after 77 years and 10 months.

9. Communism 10. Charity: This virtuous principle is the most important of the virtuous principles because “… Catholic charity has had no peer in the amount and variety of good work it has done and the human suffering and misery it has alleviated.”

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TK1 Ontario State Deputy Vision for 2021-2022

TK2 The Jobin Family appeal for help from Council #12158

TK3 Recycling milk bags into mattresses for those in need from the CWL

TK4 New Council hybrid meetings from Councils #1388 and #12158

TK5 Annual Deer Harvest in Council #10416

TK6 Radio Bingo fundraisers from Council #2092

TK7 Blessed Father Michael J. McGivney from the Chairman of the Honoris Committee, Michael O'Neill

Membership

s c i t s ti a t S GOAL

Like gasoline is the lifeblood of a car, new members are the lifeblood of a Council. Invite your friends and family to join! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | ONTARIO STATE BULLETIN | FALL 2021

BURSARY WINNERS 2021

William Douglas Council #8026 Our Lady Immaculate, Sutton University of Toronto Toronto, ON

Adam Orians Council #16254 St. Faustina, Mississauga Ryerson University Toronto, ON

Ikenna Ngwaba Council #8661 Credit Valley, Mississauga Wilfred Laurier University Waterloo, ON

Kristen Joanes Council #9108 Heart Lake, Brampton Queen’s University Kingston, ON

Monica Riccio Council #1970 Fr. F. P. Duffy, Cobourg St. Thomas University Fredericton, NB

The Knights of Columbus in Ontario recognizes the importance of Post-Secondary School education so the Ontario State Chaplains Bursary program was established to award to 5 successful applicants each year a Bursary of $1,000.00 each. This program is available for YOUTH and ADULTS. It provides a bursary to assist Knights and members of their families entering the first year of post-secondary education into a full-time program at a University or College in Ontario. Candidates who are eligible for an Ontario Knights of Columbus Bursary are: 1. A member of the Knights of Columbus of Ontario in good standing. 2. The wife, son or daughter of a member in good standing. 3. The wife, son or daughter of a deceased member in good standing at the time of his death. 4. A Catholic grandchild of a member in good standing. 5. A member of the Squires in good standing. Applications must be submitted by June 1st of the current year. Schools and individuals may reproduce the application form or download it through our website Although the applicant’s marks are important and taken into consideration, it is important to note that in many cases where an applicant is successful, it is based on their need. The bursary recipients will be announced by the end of June of the current year. Application form – English / Français One of the more prominent comments we receive each year is that members were not aware that the bursaries were available. Through this website we hope to publicize more widely that the Knights of Columbus are interested in assisting those entering Post-Secondary Education. Please assist us with the dissemination of this information so that as many people as possible can take advantage of this opportunity. NOTE: There are many more scholarships and bursaries available through Supreme Knights of Columbus as well. You can check these out at http://www.kofc.org/un/en/members/programs/scholarships/index.html For more information email our State Treasurer, David Gelinas at statetreasurer@ontariokofc.ca or stateoffice@ontariokofc.ca Vivat Jesus! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | ONTARIO STATE BULLETIN | FALL 2021

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