the knights are not just about work, we have fun tgether too
The Knights recently had an outing to the shooting range. Here they get their safety briefing
A fun and educational evening for the whole family
On the firing line
The knights celebrate 40 years at St peter damian
Knights helping children with INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Statewide participation
Statewide participation
Statewide participation
Every September the Knights statewide hit the street corners and store fronts collecting money for special needs children. We hand out Tootsie Rolls as a thank you for your generosity. Statewide the Knights provide support for group homes and job programs for special needs children who age out of traditional residential programs.
Local Impact
Statewide participation
Statewide participation
Locally the St. Peter Damian Knights provide support for Clarewoods Academy, a school for special needs children with roots in Bartlett, Misericordia, Children Of Mary. a group for special needs young adults and the Parish STEP program, which provides religious education for special needs children.
Knights of Columbus Cook and Serve for the Parsh picnic
caution men cooking!
The weather forced us inside
The weather forced us inside
Council members hard at work cooking burgers and hot dogs for the parish picnic. The Knights are here to support the parish and our faith.
The weather forced us inside
The weather forced us inside
The weather forced us inside
but it didn't stop the festivities. Despite the gloomy weather the picnic was a success.
National Night Out
The Knights and the parish recently participated in the National Night Out Against Crime sponsored by the Bartlett Police Dept. Pictured are Grand Knight Craig Weber, PGK Ray Arndt, Fr Chris and Dave Dortmund
Council Receives award from supreme council
St. Peter Damian Council 8699 has received word from the order's Supreme Headquarters in New Haven CT that we have been awarded Star Council status for the 2023-24 fraternal year. Fewer than 10% of the nearly 25,000 councils worldwide achieve this milestone. St Peter Damian Council has received it more than 20 times in it's 40 year history. Councils that receive this prestigious award have met or exceeded their charitable goals, membership recruiting goals and have shown proof of multiple successful programs. Congratulations to PGK Mark Alagna, the officers and members for this remarkable achievement! Thank you to Fr Chris, the parish staff and parishioners of St. Peter Damian Parish. We could not have done this without your support!!
St. Peter Damian Knights of Columbus in Action
KC SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
On Sunday July 14th, St. Peter Damian Knights of Columbus presented checks to 3 of our 4 2024-25 Scholarship Awardees. Representing the Knights are Deacon Jon Porter, our Warden, Past Grand Knights Rich Henkel, Mark Alagna, and Ray Arndt as well as current Grans Knight Craig Weber. The recipients were Victoria NalepkaSean HarveyAdam KasokKyle KudrnaSean was unable to attend and is not pictured.Congrats to our Awardees. This is an annual program, and applications will be accepted again in the late winter / early spring.
knights host end of year barbeque
The Knights recently hosted the annual end of the school year barbeque for the kids at Clare Woods Academy. CWA is a school serving children with various mental and learning disabilities. We cooked more than 200 hamburgers and 100 hot dogs as well as potato salad and of curse cookies and snocones! The kids look forward to this picnic every year. For the Knights it's 30 year plus tradition and one we intend to continue. We could not do this without your generous support.
tHE kNIGHTS RECENTLY MADE AND DELIVERED 175 EASTER BASKETS FOR NEEDY YOUTH IN THE INNER CITY AND IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. rECIPIENTS INCLUDED PORT MINIST
Your donations at work
Knights Deliver Check
Feb 29th- The St Peter Damian Knights delivered a check to Clarewood Woods Academy this morning. The funds were collected as part of the Annual Tootsie Roll drive to benefit Children with Intellectual and Learning Disabilities. The Knights in the phot are Treasurer George Mikosz, Past Grand Knight and ILD Drive Chairman Rich Henkel, Grand Knight Mark Alagna and PGK Ray Arndt.