St. Alexander Parish   •    Palos Heights, Illinois   •    (708) 448-4861 Ext. 400 MIKE O'NEIL HONORED AT FRIENDSHIP DINNER Mike O'Neil was an honoree at the 67th Friendship Dinner on Oct. 16, 2025 at Gaelic Park. Mike was introduced and presented the award by Bill Doody. FOOD DRIVE The Knights of Columbus and St. Vincent DePaul Society fall food drive in November collected 26 overflowing carts of food for the Catholic Charities Food Pantry at St. Blase. Three fully loaded large SUVs packed to maximum capacity were required to make the delivery. The Albertine Sisters, who staff the food pantry, said, "Thank you. This is more food than we would expect from five parishes. This is enough food for a week of serving the community." Thank you to all who contributed. Please know that we also collect food every week for the food pantry. You may drop off a donation at any time by placing it on the bench outside the atrium in the narthex across from the SAVE Room. PALOS HEIGHTS CLASSIC CAR EVENT St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 Knights of Columbus offered hot pretzels and cold water at the annual Palos Heights Classic Car Event on Harlem Ave. We sold out again this year by selling 200 pretzels in less than two and a half hours. Funds raised will help fund the Coats for Kids program, the St. Alexander School scholarship awards, and supplies for the Keep Christ in Christmas art contest, school hot dog days, seminarian support, and other programs. HOT DOG DAY To celebrate the close of the school year St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 hosted a cook-out and hot dog lunch for St. Alexander School students and faculty. SPELLING BEE Members of St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 presented medals to Spelling Bee winners following the All School Mass. BASKETBALL FREE THROW CONTEST Medals were presented to first and second place winners in various age groups of the Council's annual Basektball Free Throw competition. INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES DRIVE 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. Donors receive a Tootsie Roll candy with our thanks. St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 Knights of Columbus present a check to the St. Alexander SPRED (Special Religious Education) Program from the proceeds of the fall Intellectual Disabilities Fundraiser. Grand Knight John Laskey and Past Grand Knight Brian Mellenthin of St. Theodore Guerin Knights of Columbus Council 14057 presented a check to GiGi's Playhouse of Tinley Park, proceedes from the fall Tootsie Roll Drive, one of several donations to local groups that help people with intellectual disabilities. CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS Each year St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 Knights of Columbus awards $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. Pictured are 2024 scholarship recipients, Cooper Vysoky and Margaret Coffey. 2025 recipients Clara Jakocko will attend Mother McAuley and Marty Navarrete will attend Brother Rice. The scholarship recipients are chosen by the Faculty. MOTHER THEODORE GUERIN COATS FOR KIDS Ahead of the cold weather this coming winter St. Theodore Guerin Council 14057 Knights of Columbus has raised over $2800 to purchase winter coats for children to be delivered to St. Gall parish in Chicago and St. Agnes School/Our Lady of the Heights in Chicago Heights. 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. KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS POSTER CONTEST The Knights of Columbus sponsor an annual Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest for our youth. Each poster must reflect the Keep Christ in Christmas theme with a visual image. By engaging the creative talents and imaginations of or our young people, we hope they will come to a deeper understanding of the true, spiritual meaning of Christmas. Contest entrants compete in one of several age groups from kindergarten through eighth grade. 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 e-mail to kofc14057@gmail.com. © Copyright 2026 Knights of Columbus. All Rights Reserved. Send comments or questions to the web page editor, kofc14057@gmail.com.