Knights of Columbus
St. Elizabeth Council 10743
Elizabethton, TN

Advent Food and Baby Item Drive — The Knights of Columbus (Council 10743) will begin their annual Advent food drive and baby items collection on Nov. 27, the first Sunday of Advent. The food collected (must be nonperishable) and cash donations will be given to Assistance and Resource Ministries (ARM). Baby items (diapers, wipes, clothing, blankets, formula, etc., and any money) will be given to Catholic Charities of East Tennessee. If you are giving a cash/check donation, please put it in an envelope and mark either ARM or CC of ET. Checks should be made out to Knights of Columbus Council 10743, and on the memo line mark either ARM or CC of ET

Honors for September — The Knights of Columbus honors for September include Dan and Mary Putnam as family of the month and Rick Kortze as Knight of the month. 

Knights of Columbus Meeting
The next Knights of Columbus meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 7, 2022.  We will meet at 6:00pm.  The meeting will take place downstairs, in the church hall. 

Honors for July:  The Knights of Columbus honors for July include Steve and Cindy Miles as family of the month and Nick Schicker  as
Knight of the month.
Honors for August:  The Knights of Columbus honors for July include St. Elizabeth's "E Team" (Evangelization team) as family of the month and Jimmy Townsend as Knight of the month.

Baseball cookout and baseball game for all the parishioners.  This fellowship was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.

Kights in Action: ​Donations from the Knights —  The Knights of Columbus presented checks in February to the following organizations: · $1,800 to the Elizabethton City School System. The funds will be used to purchase noise reduction headphones ($800) for T.A. Duggar Junior High’s special education class and to assist in purchasing a banner printer ($1,000) for the special education program at Elizabethton High School. · $700 to Assistance Resource Ministries (ARM) as part in the Knight’s Food for Family Program. The money, which was collected during the St. Elizabeth Advent Food Drive, will be used to feed the needy in Elizabethton and Carter County. (See pictures below)

Congratulations! — Congratulations to Jimmy and Lisa Townsend who were named the Knights of Columbus Family of the Month for Tennessee for December 2021. Each month the national Knights office selects families from each jurisdiction across the United States and Canada for this honor. The local Knights council selected the Townsends as their December Family of the Month based on the Townsends’ dedication to the Knights’ primary principle of charity. They were in charge of the local council’s effort to provide Christmas for a family in need.

A Big Thank You —The Knights of Columbus want to thank you for your generous donations to the Pregnancy Help Center.  Donations included over 2,000 diapers and baby wipes, various clothing, baby blankets, baby bottles, pacifiers and books.  In addition, monetary donations of $575 were collected.  Your donations were greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to Dave Olson who was awarded the Knights of Columbus State Deputy Award
Pictured from left to right is Dave Olson and Grand Knight Tom Manning

This is a picture of State Deputy, Michael McCusker and State Secretary, Fred Laufenberg with members of Council 10743 during their visit to St. Elizabeth's on April 14.

​Essay Honors — Two students from St. Elizabeth have placed in the statewide Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest. Daniel Grubb won first place for 11th graders in the state and will now compete against other state winners. Allison Jordan is the runner up for 10th graders in Tennessee. 
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Welcome - We want to welcome George Gehring, our newest member of Council 10743 of the Knights of Columbus.  

Thank you St. Elizabeth parishioners for your generous donations to the Lenten food collection.  Your Knights of Columbus recently delivered 1,002 pounds of food and a check for $930 to ARM (Assistance Resources Ministeries).  Thank you and God bless you!

Dave Olson and Bob Gamache of the Knights of Columbus deliver the baby items donated by the parish during Advent. Accepting the items is Heather Jones of the Pregnancy Help Center of Johnson City, part of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee.

​Steve McKinney  was recognized as Knight of the Month for December. Also ,Jimmy and Lisa Townsend and Donna Townsend were recognized as the Family of the Month for December.

Delivery of the food to ARM. None of this could have been made possible without the donations and support from our parishioners. Thank you so much.

Fr. Dennis with seminarian Danny Herman after the Advent Holy Hour. Danny Hernan is the seminarian that is being sponsored by our Knights of Columbus council.

At the November meeting, District Deputy, Keith Estevens (far right), presents the Columbian and Founder's Awards for the 2019-2020 fraternal year to St. Elizabeth Council 10743. Accepting the plaque are Bob Gamache, Past Grand Knight (center) and David Olson, Grand Knight. These awards are presented for achievements in programs and insurance.

​Beatification of Fr. Michael J. McGivney:  The Knights of Columbus are anxiously awaiting October 31st for beatification of their founder, Fr. Michael J. McGivney.  In May, 2020, Pope Francis announced the acceptance of the miracle.  Learn more about this holy man of God on this YouTube video.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aph3P9GEbc​
Also learn about the miracle baby that is right here in Tennessee through this YouTube video.
https://youtu.be/NwodMNxWS1I

Past Grand Knight, Bob Gamache restocks the "Building the Domestic Church" kiosk with informational and prayer booklets. The booklets are free for parishioners and are located at the entrance near the office.

Knights, Bob Gagne and Mike Hupko attach plaques to the K of C display in the downstairs church hall. These plaques were awarded to our St. Elizabeth Council for 2018-2019, recognizing growth in membership, and dedication to the renewal of the Domestic Church.