medina – Good Samaritan Council 13096

September 27, 2016December 27, 2019

October Pancake Breakfast Date Announced

Medina, MN – The Good Samaritan Knights have announced they will be hosting their first Pancake Breakfast of the 2016 – 2017 season on October 2nd, 2016. Further details were not yet provided as to when the future dates would be.

The Good Samaritan Council invites all members of the public to join them for their kick off breakfast event this Sunday. The cost for breakfast is a free will offering and can be made via cash, credit or check.

Further details on the breakfast can be found on their website – hnojkc.com or by emailing [email protected] should you wish to volunteer please click here.

January 10, 2016December 27, 2019

Good Samaritan Council to Host Basketball Free Throw Championship

Medina – MN The Good Samaritan Council 13096 will once again their annual Free Throw Championship on January 16, 2016 at 2pm which is an updated time from the previously announced. All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2016 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held January 16^st, at 2:00PM in the Gym at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church which is located on County 24 one mile west of State Highway 101.

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. Last year more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local competitions.

All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant on January 1^st, 2016. Parental/guardian consent is required. Download your entry forms or contact Earl Forrence for additional information. If you wish to volunteer at the event please sign up now!

About the Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with over 1.8 million members in 15,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated over 70 million volunteer hours and $167.5 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, culture of life, families and youth.

About Good Samaritan Council 13096

The HNOJ KC’s are a Catholic men’s service organization that supports our parish priests and church community with time, talent and treasure by hosting fundraising events, Wednesday fine dining and Sunday breakfast buffets for the benefit of worthy Catholic parish causes. Our members and their families volunteer hundreds of hours of service, annually, to a wide variety of HNOJ activities. For more details visit, www.hnojkc.com

November 10, 2015December 27, 2019

New Officer Elected at Good Samaritan Knights of Columbus

Medina, MN. – During the Good Samaritan Knights of Columbus #13096 monthly council meeting, Grand Knight Dave Stumpf called a special election for the Office of Warden.

The Brother’s present nominated and elected Brother Jason A. Touw into the role. Brother Touw is a parishoner of Holy Name of Jesus and transferred to our council back in September 2015 as a 4th degree Knight. Since joining our council Brother Touw has been very active with attendance at numerous events, meetings, and helped redesign our council website which can be viewed at www.hnojkc.com. Prior to joining our council Touw was a member of the Marian Council 3827 Knights of Columbus in Bloomington, MN since 2009. Brother Touw helped develop the marketing program for the Bloomington Council bringing them to receive the State Marketing award in 2014. Prior to being a member in Bloomington Touw had been a Knight in Boca Raton, FL. at Our Lady of Lourdes council #11241 and joined the order of the Knights of Columbus in 2007 as a 3rd Degree at a ceremony at Our Lady of Mercy Council in Pompano Beach, FL. He joined the ranks of the 4th degree at a ceremony in Orlando, FL 6 months later in the spring of 2008.

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