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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS In Service to One. In Service to Al l .

Highlighting a centerpiece of theOrder’s Building the DomesticChurch While Strengthening

Our Parish initiative, Supreme ChaplainArchbishop William Lori of Baltimore ledKnights and their families at the 134thSupreme Convention in a prayer of Con-secration to the Holy Family. Invoking theintercession of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, theprayer concluded, “May our home, OHoly Family, truly become a domesticchurch where we reflect your example inour daily life.”

The act of consecration concluded theconvention’s Opening Mass in Toronto,Aug. 2. As he led the prayer, ArchbishopLori was joined by 11 cardinals, dozens of

archbishops and bishops, 100 priests andsome 2,000 Knights and their familymembers who attended the Mass in thegrand ballroom of the convention hotel.

The main celebrant and homilist for theMass was Cardinal Thomas Collins ofToronto, who welcomed the annual con-vention to his archdiocese and prayed forthe success of the proceedings. He also of-fered prayers for Cardinal FranciszekMacharski, archbishop emeritus of Krakow,who died in Poland earlier in the day. Car-dinal Macharski was instrumental in estab-lishing the Knights of Columbus in Poland10 years ago.

Above: Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto raises the chalice during the Opening Mass of the 134th SupremeConvention Aug. 2.

‘Our Order is an Anchor of Strength’Mass for the Family opens 134th Supreme Convention

Communication. Outreach. Mentor-ing. Brotherhood. Programming.

Mission Awareness. Follow-Up.These were some of the important

themes of the annual MembershipSeminar at the Supreme Convention,which was conducted by members ofthe Knights of Columbus Board of Di-rectors and attended by hundreds offraternal leaders from jurisdictionsthroughout the Order.

Held Aug. 1, the day before the offi-cial opening of the 134th SupremeConvention in Toronto, the meetingwas moderated by Supreme DirectorThomas Wegener of Michigan, chair-man of the Membership Committee.

Supreme Knight Carl A. Andersonvisited the seminar to deliver an inspir-ing address. He spoke about the re-sponsibilities of Catholic laymen andhow the Building the Domestic ChurchWhile Strengthening Our Parish initia-tive will help men fulfill their roles athome, in their parishes, in their coun-cils and in their communities.

Pre-Convention Meetings Stress

Membership and Family

K of C Delegates from Iowa display their state pins be-fore the annual souvenir exchange on Monday evening,Aug. 1. The popular event allows members and theirfamilies to trade pins from their home jurisdictions.

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In his homily, Cardinal Collins re-flected on the Gospel account of Jesuswalking on the sea and calming the wa-ters as the frightened Apostles were tossedin a boat, and said that amid the manystorms of life, Christians must turn tofaith and prayer.

“The Lord who sends us is the Lordwho saves us,” he said, urging the faith-ful to utter the words of Peter, “Lord,save me,” when difficulties arise.

Alluding to the first reading from theprophet Jeremiah, the cardinal said, “Evilis real, but we face it with songs of praiseof God, only because we can recognizethe hand of God.”

Among recent examples of “unspeak-able evil,” the cardinal pointed out thekilling of Father Jacques Hamel in aFrench village church while he was of-fering a weekday Mass for a handful ofparishioners. Father Hamel “offered alsothe holy sacrifice of his life in martyr-dom,” the cardinal said.

The liturgy was celebrated as a VotiveMass for the Family, and CardinalCollins made special mention of Chris-tian families, which are threatened by so-cial, legal and cultural pressures.

“The Knights of Columbus has anoble tradition of support for the family,upon which we must constantly build,”he said. “Our Order is an anchor ofstrength in a stormy world, because oureyes are set on Jesus. That is why wecome together for Mass, and why we findrefuge in the storm, in adoration beforeour Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.”

He also cited the Knights’ support ofthe Pontifical Institute for Studies onMarriage and Family and added, “Weneed to address courageously, with clar-ity and charity, the challenges of our sec-ular world.”♦

Wednesday, Aug. 3 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Adoration Chapel Second Floor – Churchill

7-7:50 a.m. Confessions Lower Concourse – Osgoode Ballroom

8:00 a.m. Concelebrated Mass Lower Concourse – Grand Ballroom

10:30 a.m. Business Session Lower Concourse – Grand Ballroom

11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Ontario State Council Ladies Luncheon Lower Concourse – Osgoode Ballroom

3 p.m. Awards Session Lower Concourse – Grand Ballroom(Open Session – Families invited)

The initiative is designed to foster anew alliance among parishes, familiesand councils, for the benefit of each, henoted. It also is an ideal program for at-tracting young Catholic men by provid-ing them with the resources to build andsustain the Catholic faith in their families.Citing the Order’s principles of “char-

ity, unity and brotherhood,” the supremeknight said, “If we really mean what wesay, if we really live these principles, wehave an obligation to grow the mem-bership.” The three principles areneeded greatly in the wider culture, heexplained, so by growing the Order,Knights will serve the common good oftheir countries.Also assembling on Monday was the

annual Canadian Association meeting.The meeting discussed the importanceof growing membership in Canada andwelcomed a number of speakers, in-

cluding Supreme Knight Anderson,Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto,Bishop Noël Simard of Valleyfield, Que-bec, and Basilian Father ThomasRosica of Salt + Light TV.♦

Adrian de Rooy (center), a professional artist and past grand knight of Our Lady of Grace Council 3401 in Toronto,talks with Supreme Knight Carl Anderson and Ontario State Deputy Alain Cayer about his oil-on-canvas portrait ofFather Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus. Featuring the ships of Christopher Columbus’ first voy-age to America in the foreground, the portrait was on display in the convention registration area.

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A Portrait of the Founder

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