• 11th   Exemplification Ceremony @ 5:45pm  (at St Kilian's) 
• 11th   Council 14807 Meeting @ 7pm  (at St Kilian's Room C )
• 14th   Mother's Day
• 18th   Ascension Thursday
• 25th   Fraternal dinner at the Fellowship Hall  --  5:00pm to 8:00pm 
• 28th   Blood Drive (8:30a-1:30p SK Hall)
• 29th   Memorial Day

Giving the GIFT of LIFE: 
The next blood drive is scheduled for Sunday, May 28th from 8:30am until 1:30pm in the Saint Kilian's Parish Hall.  Mark your calendars and help support this worthwhile cause. 

 

Have you ever wondered what a church usher does?  Or what it would be like to help as an usher? 
Years ago the primary duties of a church usher consisted of simply escorting people to their seats and passing the collection baskets at Sunday masses.
Today an usher's primary duty is to help fellow parishioners as they come to celebrate mass.  Their efforts begin as they greet people entering the church, offering a kind word, handing them a song sheet, and helping those who may need assistance getting to their seat.  
Ushers also welcome first time visitors, help those with health issues, offer assistance during Communion, and distribute bulletins at the end of mass. 
Being an usher is a service to the parish, to the pastor, and to the congregation and a worthwhile way to help others.

The Saint Kilian's Knights of Columbus provide ushers for all weekend masses in our parish.  And as with any volunteer effort, help is always needed and welcome.

• At least 2 ushers are needed for each weekend mass.
• Additional ushers are always welcome.

Please give some thought to helping as an usher and if interested please contact one of the Council's officers for more details.  Thank you!

2023 dues notices have been sent via email with a pdf attachment.

Please note that in the past some notices have gone into the Spam or Junk folder so if you haven't received the notice, please check your spam folder.

This year there are several options for making dues payments:
1) Mail a check as indicated on the notice
2) Venmo to Joe Bisceglia at @Joseph-Bisceglia
3) Zelle your payment through your bank to jlbisceg@gmail.com
4) Bill pay through your bank to the address on your notice

Hopefully everyone's dues can be paid before the end of the 1st Quarter 2023.

If you have any questions, please contact Joe Bisceglia at 724-272-3579 or jlbisceg@gmail.com.


 

Saint Kilian Council 14807 recently held an exemplification ceremony for all brothers currently holding the first or second degrees.  This Knights of Columbus ceremony advances new and existing members through the lessons of Charity, Unity and Fraternity required of a Third Degree member.

Stay tuned for more details on how this ceremony went.

An Exemplification was conducted by the council on January 12th and 4 Catholic gentlemen stepped up to obtain their 1st, 2nd and 3rd Degrees.

Please welcome the following to St. Kilian Council 14807:
Anthony Gentile
James Haefner
Jeffrey Matty
Brian McLaughlin
 
Deacon Ralph Bachner also obtained his 2nd and 3rd Degrees.
 
Congratulations to all!
 

The 125th Annual State Convention of the PA Knights of Columbus will take place from May 5-7, 2023.

It will be held at the Hilton Harrisburg, 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA. 

For more information, use the following link and check out the "State Convention" tab:        2023 PA State Convention

Also, the Chance of a Lifetime Sweepstakes (COAL) is the fundraiser that supports the KofC College Scholarships and other charitable programs. The drawing will once again be held at the Convention and tickets can be purchsed by contacting a K of C member.

First of all, a special thank you to all our parishioners for supporting our monthly soup sales. 
The monthly soup making season(Oct-Feb) is our largest fund raising effort, which supports many of the charitable services the Council provides to the Parish community
Soup weekends occur monthly from October through February and  involve preparing a variety of soups (Wedding, Chicken Noodle, & Stuffed Pepper) on a Saturday morning and then selling it after each mass at Saint Kilian's. 
Thanks again for everyone's help and support!  See you next "soup season"!

Knights Gear is a Catholic Brother Knight Company providing merchandise and apparel to Knights of Columbus Councils, Members, and their families via the web.  Click here to learn more about Knights Gear.