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Kensington area boys and girls ages 9 to 14 recently participated at the council level of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.

The competition was held during lunch periods at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School and Kensington Intermediate Senior High. Each contestant attempted 15 free throws, with any ties settled by successive rounds of five free throws per contestant until a winner emerged.

Winners of the Kensington council #12465 championship are as follows:

Age                 Girls Champion          

9                      Leah Doucette           

10                    Kayleigh MacNevin               

11                    Jadalyn MacKay

14                    Hannah Peters

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Age                 Boys Champion         

9                      Hudson Gill                            

10                    Jamieson MacKay                 

11                    Gus Perry                   

13                    Dominic Hearn                      

14                    Fulton Weeks                    

From left to right: Carl Gallant KofC, Bill Munro, KofC, Hudson Gill, Jadalyn MacKay, Leah Doucette, Gus Perry, Paul Cyr KofC, Kayleigh MacNevin, Renata Wigmore – QEES Athletic Director

The Knights of Columbus congratulate all the participants who “stepped up to the line” and encourages all Kensington area youngsters ages 8 to 13 to continue working on their Free Throw shooting skills for next year’s championship.  

All participants with three of the Knights of Columbus.

On Monday, the Solemnity of St. Joseph; Principal Patron of Canada, members of Knights of Columbus Council #12465 and parishioners of St. Mary’s Holy Family Parish in Kensington gathered for the prayer service before the Pilgrim Icon of St. Joseph.

As stated at the beginning of the program for this Holy Hour:

St. Joseph offered his life in service and sacrifice to the
Holy Family by following the will of God. As we gather to
honor the Guardian of the Redeemer, let us ask God for that
same trust and courage to embrace our own roles as guardians
of the family and the truth.

Prayer Service in Honor of St. Joseph

May God continue to be with us and our families as we journey to Easter.

Here are two You Tube links to Centennial Auto Group videos featuring  GK Raymundo Yu Our Lady of Fatima Council 824 St Dunstan’s Basilica, Charlottetown PEI, as a local community legend for the disaster relief work that he did in the week following Hurricane Fiona that struck 24^th September 2022. 

YouTube video #1 –  https://youtube.com/watch?v=L1X-FDMysKI&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE 

As well the second video covers our trips to 4 area schools to distribute 33 jackets most of which the Adult and Teen female jackets were purchased thru Coats for Kids USA.  The Adult Male jackets were purchased through the Charlottetown PEI Canadian Tire outlet.

YouTube video #2 – https://youtube.com/watch?v=k5Np3cT-Q5Y&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

District Master, SK Dan Miller presents the Star Assembly Award to SK Roger Burke, Faithful Navigator of the Father George Belcourt Assembly 1867. 

In order to achieve Star Assembly status, an Assembly must meet certain criteria.  This includes:

SK Dan also presents the Civic Award to SKs Vernon Buote and Peter Gallant who represented the other Assembly members who were involved with the “Veteran’s Memorial Walkway” .  This was a joint project led by James Donnelly,  Grand Knight Rev J Douglas McNeill Council and SK Simon Lemay of the Father George Belcourt Assembly. 

Well done Brothers, you serve with distinction and are an excellent for other Council’s and Assemblies.

Here is the February/March issue of our newsletter. Feel free to share. It is very encouraging to see all of the activities the Knights are doing here in Prince Edward Island.

John 12:32 “ when I am lifted up from the Earth, I will draw all people to myself”

On a beautiful evening a new cross was erected by the Knights of Columbus where two priests are buried in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Alberton.

John Cameron and George Deviat of the TP Butler Council serving mussels at the Canada Day Celebration in Morell.

Saturday, June 4 the Knights held their Yard Sale on the church grounds at St. Mary’s Holy Family Church.

An anchor point for the corner was the new KofC “Pop Up Canopy”, that sheltered the table containing the goodie basket of Island Treats and the Donation Jar for the Ukraine.

The principal focus of the Yard Sale was to provide funds for the Annual Scholarship provided to a graduating student from St. James or St. Mary’s Holy Family Parishes to assist them in their first year of college/university.

Over $1,300.00 dollars came in and it was a great fraternal project that was welcomed by the parish and neighbourhood after the disruption of Covid-19 for the last couple of years.