It’s festival time! The annual St. Simon Festival is coming up June 5-7, 2014 and the Knights of Columbus have been a key part of the festival for over 25 years!
The Knights are responsible again this year for the hamburgers and hot dog booth. We need help cooking and serving and it’s one of our biggest volunteer needs during the year.
To volunteer you can sign up via Signup Genius »
For more information on the festival visit: www.saintsimonfestival.com
Join fellow parishioners for a pancake breakfast on Sunday, May 11, 2014.
Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. and runs until after the 11 a.m. mass.
Menu Includes: Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon, Sausage & Fruit.
Cost:
Moms: Eat for Free
Everyone Else: Free Will Donation
Proceeds benefit charities sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Update: The winner is Connor McIlvaine – who is in 2nd grade and the son of Brother Rob McIlvaine.
Connor posted the winning guess (without going over) of 1,114 pieces of candy. The actual count was 1,191. We had a lot of 1,200 guesses, but since we play by the Price is Right rules – those unfortunate participants came up empty handed.
Rob shared that Connor was jumping around the house with excitement at the news of winning. You might remember that Brianna, Connor’s younger sister was the winner of our Candy Cane guessing game at Christmas. I suspect that the McIlvaines are savants when it comes to guessing larget amounts of candy.
Indiana KofC State Secretary Scott Cunningham with Ella Hagenow
Congratulations to St. Simon’s own Ella Hagenow who won the 2014 Knights of Columbus Indiana State Free Throw Championship in the 11-year-old Girls division.
Hagenow was the state runner-up in the 2013 state competition for 10-year-old girls.
Representing the boys, Alex Wright also represented the St. Simon the Apostle council and the Indianapolis region in the 9-year-old boys division in the state competition.
Congratulations to all who who participated in this year’s event.
In 1921, the Indiana Knights of Columbus founded Gibault to be a home for wayward boys in Terre Haute. 8,600 kids later, Gibault is still taking care of God’s children in need throughout the Midwest.
Gibault’s CEO Michele Madley and Development Director Zach Pies will come to St. Simon to share the history and evolution of Gibault, and discuss the realities of what troubled young people and their families face in today’s society, and how we can help them change their lives.
The event is open to the public and members of Indianapolis area Knights of Columbus councils are more than welcome to attend.
The speakers are sponsored by St. Simon the Apostle Council of the Knights of Columbus. The presentation is March 12 at 8 p.m. in the St. Simon Parish Life Center. (Event Details »)
Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
