On Suday, February 16th Council #821 joined other Councils from District 9 in support of The Life Center of L.I. at St. Pat's Parish, Smithtown. Over 150 Knights and guests gathered to support a "Culture of Life!" Close to $2000 was collected along with a truckload of baby supplies to- Help Support New Mothers and Their Infants!
Thank you to all who attended, donated, and assisted!
Donations can still be mailed to:
Life Center of Long Island
35 East Willow Street
Massapequa, NY 11758
On Thursday, February 7th, the Parish of Saint Joseph said an emotional goodbye to its Associate Pastor, Father Patrick. Father Patrick needed to return to Ghana to recuperate from health issues. Over 200 parishioners gathered to wish him well and, hopefully, a speedy recovery. Father Patrick was considered a " roll your sleeves up priest" and was
involved in every aspect of parish life! One parishioner said, "You just had to ask Father Patrick, and he would be there." This holy, humble, generous, and hard-working parish priest will be missed by all.
God Bless and Heal you Father Patrick!
WestPoint, NY - Kings Park resident Agnes Van Winkle won the New York State Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge held at the WestPoint Military Academy on November 7th. This represents the first time in recent history that a council representative has won the state soccer championship.
Agnes had won all previous soccer rounds including council, division and regional competitions which allowed her to advance to the state championships.
Father Seyfried's Council takes great pleasure in congratulating Agnes in all her accomplishments.
Kings Park, NY - On November 13th & 14th the Father Seyfried Knights of Columbus Council 821 held their annual clothing drive. The clothing drive was largely successful due to the strong showing of support from the Kings Park community. In that period the council successfully collected over 352 bags of donated items which was estimate to be about 5,000 lbs. of clothing. All clothing collected during the drive were donated to the St. Vincent's DePaul Society.
The Knights of Columbus would like to thank all the volunteers, parishioners and the general Kings Park community for their support.
Council #821 gathered for Mass and a Day of Spiritual Reflection to begin our Lenten Journey. Our Facilitator, Vince spoke on "Untethering Yourself" to truly appreciate Lent.