Our council hosts a large number of activities throughout the year. Our Activities include: Corporate Communion, Communion Breakfast, Council Cookout, Retreats, Church Activities, Basketball Free Throw Contest, Family Activities, Community Service and Council Activities.
Wheelchair Program--We offer wheelchairs for those in need. If you know someone that requires a wheelchair, please contact one of the Knights.
Right to Life Activities--These are all wonderful opportunities to show our
support for life. Statistics show that all of these prayers and demonstrations have
reduced abortions. There are plenty of opportunities to support right to life:
- 1st Saturday of each month, Mass is at St Agnes in West Chester at 8:00 am. Following the Mass, there is a march of about 3 blocks to the Planned Parenthood Clinic where 3 rosaries are prayed.
- 3rd Saturday of each month, Mass is at St. John the Evangelist in center city Philadelphia, around 13th and Locust, at 7:00 am. Following the Mass, there is a march of about 5 blocks to the Planned Parenthood Clinic where 3 rosaries are prayed. After the rosary, many return to St. John's for Benediction.
- Every Wed. evening you may join our Brothers from the West Chester Council as they demonstrate in front of the Planned Parenthood Clinic in West Chester.
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Parish Blood Drive--The council conducted its third annual blood drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross. Sixty-Five individuals came to the Ludwig's Fire Hall to donate blood. Sixty-two useable pints were collected. Council memebers and members of the parish should be proud of these folks for giving the gift of life. Blood continues to be in short supply and anyone over the age of 17 is encouraged to donate whenever possible.
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Parish Dead Tree Removal--On Sept 13, the Knights met to remove about 30 dead trees from St Elizabeth Church property.Two Pictures show Mark Antony single handedly removing what Msgr Mullin called a small amount of concrete. As it turned out it was the tip of the iceberg. It appears the contractors left a large below grade pile of motar. When the rest of us completed the tree removal we found Mark, pick axe in hand, with the rock pile. Another project complete on schedule. Well done 
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Family Picnic--Our annual Family picnic was held on Saturday, Aug 9th and our hosts this year were Brother Glenn Kowlaski and his wife AnnMarie.
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Updated-Springton Manor - Potato project--Sat Aug 9th-Another successful growing season completed, it was time for harvest...
Brothers,
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Annual Golf Tournament--Our Sixth annual St. Elizabeth Council's spring golf outing turned into a summer golf outing after the spring date was washed out. This year's event was held Fri, Aug 1st) and was once again a success. Special thanks to Brother Bob Hayes and the Kimberton Golf Club for hosting again this year. 
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Parish Mulch Project--On Saturday, June 21st, the Knights tackled a project to edge, weed and mulch all the trees inside the curb at St. Elizabeth Church and School. This included the islands at the front of the Church.
Brothers,
I can't find a big enough Thanks to all the Brothers who participated in the Church Mulch Project this
past Saturday. We had 28 Brothers, 2 teen age sons (Jonathon Brennan & Anthony Arena) and 1 wife. (Mary Phelps)
for a total of 31 Volunteers. In addition, we received responses from 7 other Brothers who wanted to participate
but had other commitments. Fantastic!!!!
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Parish Clothing Drive--This year's clothing drive was held the weekend of June 14-15, at all Masses, benefitting St. Vincent De Paul Society. Brothers, We concluded the clothing drive today around one PM and to call it a great success would be an understatement. The level of support we received from our council and the support we received from the parishioners of St. Elizabeth's Parish was outstanding. The Society of St. Vincent DePaul dropped off a 48 ft? trailer, it may have been a few feet larger, on Friday. We had Brother Knights on hand for the 5:30 mass on Saturday and all morning on Sunday until about 1. In between donuts, coffee and a brief rain shower aound 11 we filled this trailer front to back with bags of goods piled about 4 ft high all the way through. Msgr. Mullin thought we looked a little hungry so he sent out some muffins to get us through the day too! It was especially nice to see not just the quantity donated but the quality as well. We should all feel proud that our council and our parish rises to the occasion to share it's blessings with those less fortunate time and time again. Thank you again to all those that participated and if you know of someone who donated please tell them thank you again for making this a tremendous success.
Fraternally,
John Fiore
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2008-2009 Election of Officers--Officers for the upcoming Fraternal year were elected at the June Council Meeting. Congratulations to the "Officers Elect"...
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Updated-Springton Manor - Potato project--June 7th-The potatoes at Springton have been growing well but it was time to weed and hill the potato plantsBrothers, We had a very successful day at Springton for the Potato Hilling and Weeding this weekend. Four Brothers came out on Friday to do tilling and prep work. Although the forecast was HOT, we had 8 Brothers and one wife (Flo Clark) turn out on Saturday. In addition, we had about 15 Children and Parents help with the hilling, weeding and picking up rocks. Pat Kasper, as usual, was there with drinks and snacks for everyone. Larry Welsch of Cares Food Network also provided much of the labor, encouragement and support. A special thanks to all the Brothers who turned out and to those who couldn't make it because of other commitments. The toughest job is not the field labor but getting the youth involved. Again this year we must give a BIG THANKS to Pat Kasper for her dedication to the Potato Project and to St Elizabeth Parish. I know she said quite a few Hail Marys on Friday night that we would have a good turn out on Saturday. As we all know, Prayer works.
Fraternally, Bill Schell
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BK, Deacon Jim McAvoy --Congratulations to BK Jim McAvoy who was ordained a Deacon on Sat May 31st.Sunday Jun 1st, was the first Mass when our Brother Jim McAvoy (along with BK Deacon Rick Freemont) assisted the Celebrant as a Deacon. Several Knights attended this Mass in support of Jim. |
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"Measure Up" Campaign for ARC--The Knights were out in force again at local ACME stores in Eagle and Exton collecting for The ARC. The "can collection" drive was held during weekends in April and May. Thanks to our generous community, this year's drive resulted in about $2900, better than last year. Thanks to SK Tom Kirk for organizing our efforts, and Our thanks to ACME stores in Eagle and Exton for their continued support in providing us a location for this worthy cause.As you can see from the photos, one little helper really helped bring in the donations this year... 
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4th Degree Exemplification--The Exemplification was held over Memorial Day weekend. Congratulations to our council's newest Sir Knights:
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St. Elizabeth Parish - Stepping Forward Together--The Second phase of the building campaign was celebrated on Sun, May 18th. Despite the heavy rain, the Parishoners who attended had a good time. The Knights were very busy that day helping with the various activities, SK Jim Smith was key in organizing our efforts gives the following summary:A little recap:
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Postal Workers Food Drive for the Lord's Pantry--The Postal Workers Food Drive (Sat, May 10th) for the Lord's Pantry was another great success. The Knights were very well represented for both the first and second shifts. So much food came in that sorting had to stop so the tents could be taken down at 5:00. At that point, all the remaining food was weighed and moved inside to be sorted later in the week.Thanks to BK John Magee for organizing our participation. Here's how the event worked: The Postal workers picked up donations from their customers. As each truck finished their routes, they dropped off all collections at the Lord's Pantry. All donations were then checked for current dates (non-expired), then sorted by category. As the sort bins filled up they were weighed, and then taken to the storage area. All told, the final statistics are pretty amazing: DOWNINGTOWN: 9,546 + EXTON: 3,106 = Over 6 Tons of food! |
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St. Elizabeth Parish, May Procession--The St. Elizabeth Parish , May Procession was held May 7th). Many Knights participated, including several members of the fourth degree Color Corp. Other participants lined the walkways as the children went by and then joined the procession carrying our banner with the other Parish Ministry groups.Some photos of the Procession... 
Activities within the Church... 
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St. Elizabeth Confirmation--Members of our 4th Degree Knights provided color guard escort for the Parish's Confirmation class. Due to the size of the Confirmation group, there were two masses led by Cardinal Rigali.Following the entrance procession, the color guard move to their seats... .jpg)
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Spring Beef and Beer Social- Bartending--The Knights "Manned the Saloon" at the Parish Beef and Beer Social. There was a western theme that included a lot of cowboy hats, boots and bandannas, as well as instructed line dancing.
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Springton Manor - Potato project--SK Bill Schell is organizing the effort again this year to till and plant potatoes for the benefit of area food banks.April 20th--We had a great turn out on Saturday: 8 Brother Knights and over 20 children and parents. It only took 1 1/2 hours to plant over 300lbs of potato sets. (We planted 200lbs last year) April 19th--Brothers Jim Smith, Harry Tucci, Larry Welsch(CCCares) and Bill Schell did the prep work on Friday. Bill reports Great Weather both days, and click here for pictures of the Potato Prep and Planting. |
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Following the 8:00 AM Family Mass, the 6th annual Communion Breakfast was held on Sunday
March 30th in the Parish Social Hall. Following the opening prayer by our brother Chaplin, Father Frank Chambers,
Worthy Grand Knight John Rogge presented Monsignor Mullin with a pledge card for $10,000, along with the first installment check.
Our Council has committed to supporting the Parish in the "Stepping Forward" capital campaign program.
WGK Rogge also presented certificates to some newer brothers who made their First degrees this year. All new members
this year are presented certificates dedicated to His Holiness, Pope Benedict. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the excellent
breakfast, provided by BK Vincent Montesano and Montesano Brothers Catering.
The Knight of the Year Award went to Brother R.J. Dawson. This year, RJ was recognized for initiating, leading and carrying out our council's Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 
The Family of the Year Award Went to the Fiore Family. John and Angie have been active in various council committees, most notably the "Stepping Forward" capital campaign. WGK noted that in one presentation alone, John mentioned his participation in the Knights of Columbus three times-talk about getting our name out there. 
A related article was submitted to the Community Courier, and was printed in the Downingtown editon on Wednesday May 7, 2008... 
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Parish Mardi Gras Social--Held Sat, Feb 8 in the Parish Social Hall, it was a night of socializing, dancing, Cajun food and drink. This Parish event was well attended and everyone seemed to have good time. The Knights were glad to serve as bartenders for the evening, SK Harold Gibson organized our barstaff.
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Immaculatta College Art Show-set up and take down.--Also becoming an annual event for us, the set-up activities took place on Jan 25-28. Following the event, take down took place Feb 10th. SK Jim Smith made sure our assistance was directed where it was needed. |
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Pro-Life Bus Trip to Washington, DC.--The annual Parish bus trip to Washington, DC to participate in the March For Life. The rental of the bus was organized by SK Harry Tucci and BK Ray Williams.Here are some photos from the Trip... 
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Quarterly Adoration for Pro-Life--Held with the Parish Pro-life committee on Sun, Jan 20 in the St. Elizabeth Daily Chapel. |
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K of C Basketball Shootout--The annual event was also held on Jan 20, in the Bishop Shanahan Gym.Our council's event was coordinated and organized by BK Ed Smith. The District Basketball Free Throw was held Feb 10 at St Basil Church in Kimberton. Our council had 6 representatives and three winners. Congratulations to Noelle Alicea, Kenny Jarema and Stephen Long. These three youngsters now move on to the Regional competition on Feb 23 at Cardinal O'Hara HS in Springfield. We wish them good luck! Several St. Elizabeth Council brothers, as well as several from St Basil's, assisted the District Deputy in the production of a very spirited competition. Thanks to all who helped make this program a success again.--BK Ed Smith Here are some photos from the Council event... 
And here are some photos from the District event... 
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