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Welcome to the official website of the Knights of Columbus, Council 12886 of Emmaus Pennsylvania. We are a dynamic organization, serving the community of St. Ann's parish with the benefits of our charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. Please visit the 'Contact Us' page if you would like us to contact you about joining. Additional information about the Knights of Columbus can be found in the links below to the left.

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The Allentown Diocese

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Attention Members

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2012-2013 Scholarship Program

We are pleased to announce that we will again offer the Thomas J Mulkern Memorial Scholarship for college bound students of our parish. This Scholarship/Leadership award is offered based on Faith, Leadership, Service, and Educational Goals achieved during the student’s academic life. This year's single scholarship of $1500 is non-renewable and will be paid for the 2012-2013 academic year. Download the MS Word version of the application (with type-in fields) by clicking here or the Adobe pdf version (for handwritten responses) by clicking here. Responses must be postmarked by May 19th to be considered.

In addition, we are excited to continue the scholarship offering for 8th grade students enrolled in Allentown Central Catholic for the 2012-2013 school year. This year's award will be $500. You may download the MS Word version (with type-in fields) of the application form by clicking here, or the Adobe pdf version (for handwritten responses) by clicking here. All instructions are on the form. This scholarship to ACCHS must be postmarked by May 19th to be considered.

Please email all questions to us at knights@koc12886.org. We wish all of our applicants the best of luck!

Blog Entries

New HHS Ruling "literally unconscionable"

By Knight Blogger on 1/23/2012 4:58 PM

"Literally unconscionable" is how the US Catholic Bishops described a recent ruling from the department of Health and Human Services regarding an aspect of the healthcare reform legislation. It requires that all Americans, as of August 1st 2012, purchase government approved health insurance that provides for sterilizations and FDA approved contraceptives, including those that cause abortions.

As such, employers must provide insurance plans that cover those services. Therefore, as a Catholic, you will be required by law to either purchase or supply a product that includes provisions for things we believe as violating moral law.

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Up And Coming ....

Here's a quick list of items we have planned for this fraternal year. More detail will be posted on the left as the dates get closer:

2011
09/18 - Food Drive
09/21 - Bingo
~~10/15 - Spaghetti Dinner~~
11/09 - More Bingo
11/12&13 - Membership Drive
11/20 - Blood Drive (Gym)
12/04 - Pancake Breakfast
12/09 - Keep Christ in Christmas
12/17 - Church Cleaning

2012
~~01/04 - Dare we say 'Bingo'?~~
~~01/14 - Free Throw Competition~~
~~02/01 - Bingo yet again~~
02/24 - Fish Fry
03/30 - Second Fish Fry
04/04 - Bingo
~~04/07 - Church Cleaning~~
~~04/28 - Knight at the Races~~
05/19 - Mail Scholarship Apps
05/30 - Bingo
06/03 - Senior Mass/Reception

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