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Father Michael A. Burke Council 14488
Council Chartered on January 29, 2018
Meetings:
2024-2025 Fraternal Year
Chaplain: Father Eric R. Filmer
Grand Knight: Raymond ruda
Deputy Grand Knight: frank bulin- 7:00 - 8:00 PM, 1st Thursday of the month
Become a Knight: 478.954.5825
We have six ministries: youth, community outreach, culture of life, church affairs, family a life and prayer with service activities in each. Members serve God and the Church by serving in one or more of these ministries. No member is required to participate in any activity including meetings; they do so voluntarily.
What does it mean to be a Knight?
BUILDING A “DOMESTIC CHURCH”
The phrase “domestic church” has been used to describe families since the beginning of Christianity. In his Letter to Families, Pope St. John Paul II explained, “The Fathers of the Church, in the Christian tradition, have spoken of the family as a ‘domestic church,’ a ‘little church.’”
The domestic church is believing that how you live your faith in your councils, families, parishes and community has a ripple effect that changes the world.
It is the council, the family and the parish that knows that everything they do must be based in surrendering prayer.
It describes the imperfect family and council who deliberately chooses to live contrary to what seems like a Godless world and says, “In our home, council and parish, we choose to live our faith.”
It is the family and council who prays together, goes to Mass weekly, frequents the Sacrament of Confession and (because they realize they are powerless without God), deliberately avoids that which pollutes their minds and hearts.
It is the imperfect, humble and joy-filled family and council that rarely preaches the faith because they are too busy living it.
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Who was Blessed Michael J. McGivney:
Michael Joseph McGivney (August 12, 1852 – August 14, 1890) was an Irish-American Catholic priest based in New Haven, Connecticut. He founded the Knights of Columbus at a local parish to serve as a mutual aid and fraternal insurance organization, particularly for immigrants and their families. It developed through the 20th century as the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization.
The cause for his canonization started in the Archdiocese of Hartford in 1996; in March 2008, Pope Benedict XVI declared McGivney “Venerable” in recognition of his “heroic virtue”. On May 27, 2020, Pope Francis announced that McGivney had been approved for beatification, which officially happened on October 31, 2020. The pope’s action means that McGivney can be declared “Blessed”, the step just prior to sainthood. An additional miracle attributed to McGivney’s intercession will be required for his canonization as a saint.