St. Alexander Parish   •    Palos Heights, Illinois   •    (708) 448-4861 Ext. 400 CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 Knights of Columbus awarded $1,000 scholarships to two graduating St. Alexander School students to go toward the cost of tuition at the Catholic High School of their choice. The scholarship recipients, Michael Sheerin and Mary DiVincenzo were selected by the St. Alexander School faculty. Mary was on the Gold Honor Roll, plays basketball and soccer, was selected for the Southside Catholic Conference Volleyball All Star Game, and will attend Mother McAuley High School. Michael was on the Silver Honor Roll, participated in many service projects, played on multiple sports teams, is an altar server, and will attend Brother Rice High School. INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES DRIVE - SPRED St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 Knights of Columbus present a check to the St. Alexander SPRED (Special Religious Education) Program from the proceeds of last fall's Intellectual Disabilities Fundraiser. One of the most recognizable activities of the Knights of Columbus, funds collected from the I.D. Drive go to local and state organizations to help support people with intellectual disabilities. This year the Knights and other volunteers will be asking for your support the weekend of September 15-17. Watch for us Friday and Saturday on Harlem, Ridgeland, 127th Street, and Route 83. We'll be outside of St. Alexander after Masses Sunday morning. Please be generous. Thank you! WINCE PODBIELSKI 50 YEARS AS A KNIGHT! Congratulations to Wince Podbielski as he celebrates 50 years as a member of the Knights of Columbus having joined the Order on Palm Sunday 1973. Wince was surprised with a 50th Anniversary pin by his grandson Alex Lynch at the April meeting of our Knights of Columbus council. Pictured with Grand Knight John Laskey. MOTHER THEODORE GUERIN COATS FOR KIDS St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 Knights of Columbus raised the funds, purchased, and delivered 192 winter coats to the school children of St. Basil/Visitation and St. Benedict the African Parishes located in Chicago. Knights of Columbus Councils across North America purchase new winter coats to be distributed to children in need in their local communities. Through the dedication of councils across the United States and Canada, hundreds of thousands of new winter coats have been distributed to children across North America since the inception of the Coats for Kids program. EXEMPLIFICATION OF CHARITY, UNITY, AND FRATERNITY New members of the council are welcomed in a ceremonial called The Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity, focusing on the three core principles of the Order. The Exemplification is public allowing family, friends, and parishioners to witness and understand firsthand the organization that their husbands, fathers, brothers, sons and friends are joining, the principles and values they are committing to, and why it matters. SPELLING BEE St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 sponsored the Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee for our St. Alexander School students. Four finalists advanced to the regional competition at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Lansing. Congratulations to Conor Weldon, Lucas Paolicchi, Gabby Pacetti, Margaret Coffey. They are pictured with PGK Steve Lukasik. KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS POSTER CONTEST SOCCER CHALLENGE KNIGHTS GEAR Knights of Columbus apparel can be ordered online at KNIGHTSGEAR.COM. Many items can be personalized with our council name and number. For personalized items specify: St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057. BAPTISM ROSES AND ROSARIES Parents of children baptized at St. Alexander will be receiving special gifts from the Knights of Columbus. To celebrate her child's Baptism, each mom will receive a beautiful glass rose symbolic of love and life. And, the dads will receive a rosary emblematic of the Knights' devotion to our Blessed Mother to encourage them to be a model of prayer for their children. Members of St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 will be present at the Baptisms to give these gifts. (Knights are needed on an ongoing basis to present the Roses and Rosaries. Contact Jerry Ritz to volunteer!) CROSBY CENTER SIGN SPONSORSHIPS Sponsorships are available through the Knights of Columbus for St. Alexander's Crosby Parish Center. As a sponsor you will have the benefit of having your advertising sign appear on the wall of the Crosby Parish Center and will enjoy the exposure your sign will get at all the sports activities and the many parish social events held in the Crosby Center. Previous sponsors are being asked to renew. And there are opportunities for new sign sponsors as well. For sponsorship information contact Tom Stuchly at (708) 699-4444 or e-mail to tomstuchly@comcast.net. © Copyright 2023 Knights of Columbus. All Rights Reserved. Send comments or questions to the web page editor, kofc14057@gmail.com.