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grand knights
Grand Knight of #1071:
Pete Pennington
740-542-0963
[email protected]
Grand Knight of #15793:
Mike Flynn
740-774-1407
[email protected]
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Council Members at the March for Life 2018
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Our Councils' Work in the Parish, School, and Local Community
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bishop flaget council #1071Knights of Columbus Bishop Flaget Council #1071 began as the Catholic Men’s Club of Chillicothe in 1906. When 29-year-old Fr. Michael McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, he knew what hardships and pressures impacted husbands and fathers — mostly poor, immigrant Catholics. The Knights of Columbus has empowered Catholic men to put their faith into action – building stronger families, stronger parishes and stronger communities.
Our council is where faith, fraternity, and finances meet. The mission is to help keep men Catholic and ensure their families’ financial protection. With over 2 million members around the world, the Knights of Columbus have been investing time, effort, and resources into our values of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. See www.kofc.org for more information.
Our council name honors the French-born Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Bardstown from 1808 to 1839, and later as Bishop of Louisville from 1839 to 1850. He is remembered for his dedication to the Church and his efforts in spreading Catholicism in the American frontier, including here in Ohio.
Our council has been active in our parish through fellowship and service projects on the St. Mary Chillicothe campus. For example, parking lot lines have been repainted, and brick pavers have been laid in front of the Giving Box on 4th Street.
Our summer beer and brats are a consistent hit with our parish. Table fellowship is evident throughout Scripture as important means of sharing in the lives of others. The annual golf tournament at the VA is also a hit with everyone.
Through your generosity, we donate to various community organizations who work to make a difference in the lives of folks in the community. Since 2021, Council #1071 has averaged over $11k a year donating to various organizations and causes such as the Boy Scouts, St. Vincent de Paul/True Vine Outreach, Pioneer Center, and Pony League baseball. The council has long supported Bishop Flaget School through fundraisers and various work projects. Additionally, since 2021 we have partnered with our brothers at Council #15793 in donating over $10k to award college scholarships for graduating parish high school students.
Previous years we have held “We are the Hands” fundraiser in coordination with the St. Vincent de Paul Society to help those in our community who are less fortunate. With your show of love and your generous donations, for the last 12 years, we have been able to successfully help families enjoy a hearty warm meal during the Christmas season.
Many members devote time to parish faith events such as adoration and local processions. Members devote time in the community, volunteering at Bishop Flaget, True Vine, and other community activities.
If you have any questions about the Knights of Columbus, please ask any Knight that you see. We can be found on Facebook at bishopflaget1071. We meet the first Monday of the month at 7PM in the St. Mary Chillicothe Family Life Center. For more information, contact Grand Knight Pete Pennington. -
Fr. Charles Griffin Council #15793
Fr. Charles Griffin, priest in residence at St. Peter for 25 years, died in March 2012. His work with the prisons and the parish contributed to the love the parish felt for him. Fr. Bill Hahn believed in establishing a group of men that served the parish and greater Chillicothe community, and worked with parishioners to establish this Council at St. Peter, which voted to name themselves after the late priest Fr. Griffin. Thanks to a lot of prayer and the hard work of the founding membership, the Council officially began in August of 2013.
Our Council has humbly served in a variety of needs, whether it is hosting and serving at parish-wide events such as the Oktoberfest and annual Parish Picnic, pancake breakfasts, parish fundraisers, food drives to support the former St. Vincent de Paul council as well as our local food pantry efforts (including 40 Cans for Lent, the annual June Food Drive, St. Francis of Assisi Food Drive, and the Reverse Advent Calendars), church decorating for the seasons, leading the rosary at the start of the Ross County Fair, working with Council #1071 on the annual scholarship for graduating high school seniors, and so much more. Our Council was instrumental in preparing, repairing, and painting the convent for the FIH Sisters, who began their loving work in our community in 2014. In previous years, several of our members acted as chaperones for our youth to attend the March for Life in Washington D.C., as well as provided financial support for participants.
During the initial outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, our Council provided invaluable support for parish life to continue. Brother Knights handled the social distance setup for in-person Mass attendees (including the overflow space in the Parish Hall) and confession opportunities, as well as the tech for livestreaming Masses, thoroughly cleaning the church after every Mass, and assisting St. Vincent de Paul in no-contact food pantry operations to ensure those in need were still served - what would later become the Food For Families ministry.
Our Council, along with a small group of dedicated parishioners, now hosts a monthly drive-thru food distribution under the ministry name "Food For Families" in the St. Peter Parking Lot to serve families in need in Ross County on the 3rd Saturdays of the month with pre-packed boxes of food and toiletry items. We're blessed to work with Bottoms Up Diaper Bank to also supply diapers and wipes. Donations of shelf-stable food items are always appreciated, and can be left in the marked tub in the back of St. Peter, or monetary donations can be mailed to the parish office (checks made out to Knights of Columbus #15793 with "food pantry" on the memo line).
In the last 3 years alone, our Council has provided over $62,000 to support incredible groups and causes, including: Food For Families, Special Olympics, Seminarian Support Fund, Damascus Missions, KofC United in Charity, Keep Christ in Christmas billboards, Elizabeth's Hope, Ross-Pike County Right to Life, local Veteran support, and scholarships.
Our Council holds its meetings on the 2nd Tuesdays of each month in the St. John Bosco Room in the basement of the St. Peter Parish Center at 6:30PM. Catholic Men age 18 and older interested in joining the council should contact Grand Knight Mike Flynn.
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Fr. McGivney Pray for Us.
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March for Life 2018Pictured to the left are members of our Council that attended the March for Life in Washington DC on January 19, 2018. Also, in attendance but not pictured, were several families members of other Knights who were not able to make the trip themselves.
