FAMILY PROGRAMS
FOOD FOR FAMILIES: Brothers regularly serve one day per week. Last year Brothers donated over 1,500 volunteer hours at CPO. We also hold two parish food drives per year, collecting food, donations, and money for CPO.
FAMILY OF MONTH/YEAR: At each Council business meeting, we select a Knight of the Month and Family of the Month. Certificates are presented and brief writeups are included in our Council Newsletters. These monthly awards are submitted to KOC Supreme.
KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS: Each year we distribute the Knights of Columbus publication To Keep Christ in Christmas, and we organize three separate projects focused on keeping Christ in Christmas: 1) We sell Christmas cards after masses for two weekends in November; 2) We assemble and takedown the large Creche at the Raleigh Diocese offices. 3) We build and sell outdoor Nativities to members of the parish for which can be displayed at their homes.
CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY FAMILY: With pastoral support, last year we initiated a fraternal Consecration to the Holy Family after all three Masses on the weekend after Christmas. Msgr. Ingham stresses the importance of this spiritual act, and we will hold the Consecration occurred at the end of masses on Holy Family Day in December.