Knights of Columbus Council 11470 at 604 E. Main St , Georgetown, KY 40324 US - 11470 News
11470 News
On Sunday, July 8, the officers for 2007 - 2008 installed.Ceremony was conducted by our Worthy Distrct Deputy Tom Johnson.
Father Michael J. McGivney would be first American born
priest to be declared a Saint.
priest to be declared a Saint.
On March 15, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI approved a decree recognizing the heroic virtue of Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus. The pope’s declaration significantly advances the priest’s process toward sainthood and gives the parish priest the distinction of ...
Free Throw Championship
On Sunday, January 25th Our council hosted the annual Free Throw Championship. Thirty-seven boys and girls from our community came out to participate in this event. Each participant received a certificate and a Knights of Columbus Mini ...
Choose Life License Tag
Choose Life, Inc. is an IRC 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax deductible. Contributions and profits from the sale of promotional items are used to help Choose Life, Inc. promote the sale of the real Choose Life License Plate which raises funds to support adoption efforts. Please ...
Council 11470 Holds First Annual Chili Cookoff
Our 1st KC chili cookoff last night was a success. We had 18 cooks and a lot of great chili. I want to thank each cook for providing a batch of chili. After Mass we had a rush of people come down and be our official tasters. Everyone seemed to enjoy the event. At end of the night and the voting, the ...
Please welcome our newest Brother Knights to our council.
Wednesday, January 16, we had a GREAT First Degree Exemplification at St. John Church where we inducted SEVEN men into the beginning ranks of Knighthood. After the ceremony, all of the new inductees attended their first council meeting and remained afterward for a spaghetti dinner. We are ...
Knights of Columbus celebrate Corporate Communion and Honor Lifetime Member
On Sunday March 30th, 2008 Council 11470 St John St Francis celebrated the Mass and Eucharist as one Corporate body at the 8:30am Mass. The Knights lead the entrance procession and stood on either side of the aisle as the crucifix, servers, deacon and Father processed to the Alter. The Knights then ...
WELCOME TO OUR NEW KNIGHTS
On March 19, we had our second First Degree Exemplification since January 1, welcoming six new members to our council. With these new members we have welcomed twenty-two men to our council since July 1, 2007, the beginning of our ...
Our Sponsored Seminarian For 2008-09
We are once again sponsoring Michael Flanagan as our seminarian for this year . Michael was born 10-02-58 and is attending Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corner, Wi.. He is from Fleetwood, Pa. and is a longtime friend of Bishop Gainer. I suspect there is probably a very ...
Council Holds 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off
Our 2nd annual chili cook-off was another success. We had a under-croft full of people tasting 18 different pots of chili. A lot of good food and a lot of great fellowship. We took in $425 cash sales and netted $334 after taking out $91 of expenses. The winner this year was Tim Stout with his ...
Raisor sharp from foul line
With a basketball game in doubt, it would be a safe bet to put Austin Raisor at the free throw line. Raisor's smooth stroke at the foul line has carried him to great heights this year. Raisor, a Georgetown Middle School player, was honored Thursday at before the Buffaloes' eighth-grade boys' ...
2008 Free Throw Championship
Last Sunday, Council 11470, completed a great Free Throw Championship at Georgetown College Alumni Gym. Many thanks to Georgetown College for letting us use their facility. And, many thanks to the financial sponsors who made this event possible. The committee of Knights headed by Mike ...
Council 11470 Participates in "Make A Wish" Walk
Our council raised $280 for the Make A Wish Foundation which had it's annual walk-a-thon at Keeneland on Saturday, June 21. Thanks to Tony Hall for promoting this event and to the Knights and their families who participated.
Knights of Columbus World Day of Prayer for Peace
The Knights of Columbus World Day of Prayer for Peace seeks to unite Knights, Catholics and all people of good will – regardless of their religious faith – in prayer for peace. While Sept. 11 will always be remembered for the tragic loss of life, Knights hope that this somber ...
Cornhole Tournament For St. Jude
On September 20, the Knights of Columbus in Georgetown (Council 11470) held a Cornhole Tournament to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at Evans Orchard. Twenty-Seven teams showed up to compete in this event. The top 3 teams were: First Place: Tim Glenn and Shane Benton of ...
April, 2008
Chuck & Amy Comer were elected Family of the Month for April by our council. Chuck was raised in Maysville, Ky. He attended Morehead State University where he obtained his Bachelors of Science Degree in Physics. He then transferred to the University of Kentucky where he obtained his Bachelors ...
July, 2008
Derrick got his start in music at the tender age of 5 when his family began noticing signs of musical interest and put him in piano lessons with Ruth Davis of Louisville, Kentucky. At age 11 he was invited by the music director of St. Paul Catholic Church, Jerry Vititoe, in Louisville to help ...
August 2008
Les and Margaret (Eileen) Dunn met while both were in college in the New Haven, CT area. Les graduated from Quinnipiac College with a B.S. in Business Adm. and Eileen with a degree in social welfare from Southern Connecticut State ...
October 2008
The Kelly’s are very happy about being chosen as the family of the month. David and his wife Katy both grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and were married in 1992. David attended St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, and then graduated with a degree in Computer ...
