DECEMBER 2022 Newsletter

Brother Knights,

During this season of giving, I’m thankful for the organization/family that I’m a part of, the family at the Knights of Columbus 706.  It is great that during this time of year people step up and give to those who are in need, but the Knights of Columbus we are doing more during this time of year and throughout the entire year. 

Our brothers & sisters are doing so much in our community from working at food trucks, first congressional breakfast, breakfasts for local parishes, volunteer work at high school athletics, volunteer work for high school theater, volunteer work at Knights to raise money for the great charities: Boys and Girls Club, Baby Food Pantry, Muskegon Catholic Central, Ambucs & Weasley School. Thank you to all, keep up all the good work and if please let me know if you are involved in the community.

December is also the month we celebrate Christmas, which means many different things to people.  Some people are busy making online purchases, while some are trying to find enough money to purchase food for dinner and coats to keep warm.  As Knights we are working hard help the ones that need our help and we continue to do this through these difficult times.  We have again decided to participate in the “Winter Gear for Kids” program and to support our food pantries of Muskegon. 

We have completed the “Winter Gear for Kids” program to help put a coat on every child in our community that needs one.  Through your generous donations of coats and free-will offerings we were able to drop off over 150 coats to kids in our community.  I would like to thank you for your support of this program and for helping keep the children of our Muskegon community warm this winter.  There are a couple of individuals that have made the “Winter Gear for Kids” a great success, who shall remain nameless, but because of them the program has been a great success.  Thank you to those individuals and to all of you that have contributed to this program and to all programs.

Within the church this month, we are filled with expectations and celebration, as we prepare for the coming of the Christ Child.  This year may be the most difficult of all years to remember that fact, but let us try to remember that Jesus was born for us.  Merry Christmas to everyone.

I would ask that you add into your prayers, that God may guide our leaders and all of us to make the place we live in better than the day before.  I believe that all of us can make a difference, especially in our own community, it starts with each one of us.       

Council meetings will be the second Thursday of each month and everybody is welcome and encourage to join us for our monthly meeting.  This month will be on December 8th @ 7 pm.I hope all Brother Knights and their families are doing well, but for those that are going through tough times please pray for them.  See the members in need on the website and keep them in your prayers.

Ushering at St. Francis:

• December 18^th
• January 8^th
• January 29^th

If you can help out, please show up about 15 minutes before the 11:00 Mass.

Vivat Jesus,
Matt Carlton, Grand Knight
Phone: 231-740-4651 – Email: carlton29@frontier.com