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Saturday’s Harvest Reflections
🌱The Knights of Columbus Council 12886 Garden of Mercy continues to shine as a living example of service, stewardship, and community nourishment. Volunteers gather week after week to tend the soil, harvest fresh produce, and deliver it directly to local families in need. The garden has become a place where compassion grows right alongside tomatoes,…
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Were You A Bell Ringer?
Last weekend was the Emmaus 250 Celebration. We were there with 2 bells-a-blazing. Here’s what went down. Our Knights of Columbus Council was asked by the Emmaus Historical Society to bring one or more of the bells from the original St. Ann’s Church for display in front of the Historical Society Museum on Main Street…
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Big Veggie Drop
No, we didn’t actually drop any veggies on the floor, but dropped 212.3 pounds of the good stuff off at Plant-A-Row. This week’s total was harvested over the course of the week, so the picture isn’t fully representative of the haul. Thanks to all our harvesting Knights choosing and picking on our little farm.
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Bells on the move
We will be rolling out (and ringing out) our beautiful bells on July 25th as part of the Emmaus Heritage Festival. Our medium bell will be on display that day at the Emmaus Historical Society building from around 10am to 6am. Our small bell will be hosted at Yergey Brewing just across the street during…
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Picking up pace – and picking more veggies!
Our Garden of Mercy farmers have been off to a great and productive start so far this year. Last weekend, they harvested about 46 pounds of fresh veggies This weekend, they wrapped up 93.8 pounds of the healthy stuff – over double from last week. AMAZING! Finally, we had a new sign for the garden…
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Off and Growing
Our brothers have been busy since April getting our Garden of Mercy up and running. All of the hard work has started paying off as we had a harvest this Saturday June 13th. We are off and growing producing 15 lbs of veggies, 9 lbs of radishes and 6 lbs of broccoli. Thanks to Brothers…
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2026 Catholic Citizenship Essay Winner
Each year the Knights of Columbus holds an essay contest with different themes. The purpose is to encourage our youth to be more connected to their community and faith through creative writing and is open to all qualifying Catholic students. A Higher Purpose The goal of this program is to involve young Catholics in grades…
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Congrats 4th Degree Members
A Fourth Degree Exemplification took place on May 23, 2026 in Stroudsburg, and two of our council members were there to become 4th degree Knights. Congratulations to them on their commitment to the Order. Worthy Sir Knight Dan Cestone Worthy Sir Knight Angelo Tartaglia, who also happens to be our Deputy Grand Knight!
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Congratulations to our 2026 scholarship winners
Annually the Knights of Columbus sponsor 2 scholarships for the youth of our parish who are pursuing further education. These scholarships are designed to recognize students who are involved in both our church and school communities and demonstrate a commitment to the Columbian principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. These awards are open to…
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2026 Free Throw Competition
We held our annual free throw competition on January 10th at the St. Ann’s school gym. Boys and girls from our community came to show off their basketball skill and hopefully advance to the district competition. Since 1972, councils have sponsored the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship for boys and girls from the ages…